Which to use
“golfe” and “grife” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,776
- “golfe” frequency rank
- #27,117
- “grife” frequency rank
- 35893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | golfe | grife |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | marca que leva o nome do criador dos produtos ou de pessoa famosa |
Letter map: golfe vs grife
Shared letters muted; letters that set golfe and grife apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. golfe (CVCCV) and grife (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on golfe vs grife
golfe and grife are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
golfe is recorded at frequency rank #8,776, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈgow.fe/. grife is at rank #27,117, tagged as anoun.
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 35893, this pair ranks #31,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of golfe vs grife
Shared letters: efg. Private to "golfe": lo. Private to "grife": ir.
"golfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "grife" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "golfe" and "grife" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "golfe" or "grife"?
What to do next
You've compared "golfe" and "grife". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "golfe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grife" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "golfe" and "grife" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grife vs grip". 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 #31,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.