Which to use
“gole” and “golfe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,806
- “gole” frequency rank
- #8,776
- “golfe” frequency rank
- 26582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gole | golfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez | desporto individual cujo objetivo é percorrer uma série de caminhos (percursos) ao ar livre, levando uma bolinha de posições definidas até os chamados buracos à base de tacadas com um taco desportivo |
Where the eye mixes gole and golfe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against golfe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gole vs golfe
A purely visual mix-up. gole (/ˈɡɔ.lɨ/) and golfe (/ˈgow.fe/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gole is recorded at frequency rank #17,806, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/. golfe is at rank #8,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈgow.fe/.
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 26582, this pair ranks #42,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gole vs golfe
Shared letters: eglo. Private to "gole": -. Private to "golfe": f.
"gole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "golfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gole" for "golfe" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gole" and "golfe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gole" and "golfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "GOAT vs gole". 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 #42,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.