Which to use
“gole” and “gota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,806
- “gole” frequency rank
- #7,162
- “gota” frequency rank
- 24968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gole | gota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez | fragmento globular de um líquido |
Where the eye mixes gole and gota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gole and gota follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gole and gota
A purely visual mix-up. gole (/ˈɡɔ.lɨ/) and gota (/ˈɡo.tɐ/) 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 24968, 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/. gota is at rank #7,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡo.tɐ/.
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 24968, this pair ranks #44,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gole vs gota
Shared letters: go. Private to "gole": el. Private to "gota": at.
"gole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gole" for "gota" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gole" or "gota"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gole" and "gota" 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 "gota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gole" and "gota" 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 #44,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.