Which to use
“Golf” and “gula” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,820
- “Golf” frequency rank
- #35,619
- “gula” frequency rank
- 51439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Golf | gula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | golfo | desejo excessivo de comer |
Where the eye mixes Golf and gula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Golf (CVCC) and gula (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Golf with gula
A purely visual mix-up. Golf (/gɔlf/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and gula (/ˈɡu.lɐ/) 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 51439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Golf is recorded at frequency rank #15,820, classified as anoun, pronounced /gɔlf/ 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 51439, this pair ranks #13,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Golf vs gula
Shared letters: gl. Private to "Golf": fo. Private to "gula": au.
"Golf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Golf" and "gula" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Golf" or "gula" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Golf" and "gula" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Golf" 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 #13,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Golf" 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 #13,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.