gula vs guto, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“gula” and “guto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,619
“gula” frequency rank: #21,201
“guto” frequency rank: 56820
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	gula	guto
Definition	desejo excessivo de comer	gota, pingo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gula and guto apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

gula

4 ch

guto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. gula (/ˈɡu.lɐ/) and guto (/ˈɡu.tɔ/) 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 56820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gula is recorded at frequency rank #35,619, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡu.lɐ/. guto is at rank #21,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡu.tɔ/.

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 56820, this pair ranks #9,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gula vs guto

Shared letters: gu. Private to "gula": al. Private to "guto": ot.

"gula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "guto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

gula ← ggula · glua · gual · gulla · ugla
guto ← gguto · gtuo · guot · gutto · ugto

Frequency comparison

gula#35,619

guto#21,201

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gula" and "guto" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ˈɡu.lɐ/ versus /ˈɡu.tɔ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "gula" or "guto"?

"guto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,201 in our Portuguese list, against #35,619 for "gula". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gula vs guto

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