Which to use
“gola” is an adjective and “gorila” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,999
- “gola” frequency rank
- #21,765
- “gorila” frequency rank
- 46764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gola | gorila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que ngola | grande primata, pertencente ao género Gorilla |
Letter map: gola vs gorila
Shared letters muted; letters that set gola and gorila apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. gola runs 4 letters (CVCV) against gorila's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: gola vs gorila
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gola is anadjective and gorilaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gola is recorded at frequency rank #24,999, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɔ.lɐ/. gorila is at rank #21,765, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46764, this pair ranks #18,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gola vs gorila
Shared letters: aglo. Private to "gola": -. Private to "gorila": ir.
"gola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gorila" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gola" for "gorila" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gola" or "gorila" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "gola" vs "gorila" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "gola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gorila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gola" and "gorila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gola vs grua". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #18,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.