Which to use
“gota” and “gula” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,162
- “gota” frequency rank
- #35,619
- “gula” frequency rank
- 42781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gota | gula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fragmento globular de um líquido | desejo excessivo de comer |
Where the eye mixes gota and gula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gota and gula follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gota and gula
A purely visual mix-up. gota (/ˈɡo.tɐ/) 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 42781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gota is recorded at frequency rank #7,162, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡo.tɐ/. 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 42781, this pair ranks #22,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gota vs gula
Shared letters: ag. Private to "gota": ot. Private to "gula": lu.
"gota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gota" for "gula" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gota" vs "gula" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gota" and "gula" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gota" 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 #22,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gota" 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 #22,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.