Which to use
“gold” is an adjective and “gula” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,161
- “gold” frequency rank
- #35,619
- “gula” frequency rank
- 42780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gold | gula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da cor de ouro | desejo excessivo de comer |
Where the eye mixes gold and gula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gold (CVCC) and gula (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gold vs gula
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gold is /gəʊld/ ouvir^(fonte ?) while gula is /ˈɡu.lɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gold is recorded at frequency rank #7,161, classified as anadj, pronounced /gəʊld/ ouvir^(fonte ?). gula is at rank #35,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡu.lɐ/.
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 42780, this pair ranks #22,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gold vs gula
Shared letters: gl. Private to "gold": do. Private to "gula": au.
"gold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gold" and "gula" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gold" vs "gula" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gold" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gold" and "gula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grua vs gula". 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 #22,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.