Which to use
“gole” and “goma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,806
- “gole” frequency rank
- #19,450
- “goma” frequency rank
- 37256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gole | goma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez | exsudação das plantas de aspecto viscoso e transparente |
Where the eye mixes gole and goma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gole and goma follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gole with goma
A purely visual mix-up. gole (/ˈɡɔ.lɨ/) and goma (/ˈɡo.mɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37256, 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/. goma is at rank #19,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡo.mɐ/.
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 37256, this pair ranks #29,406 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gole vs goma
Shared letters: go. Private to "gole": el. Private to "goma": am.
"gole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "goma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gole" and "goma" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gole" vs "goma" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,406 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gole" and "goma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goma 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 #29,406 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.