javavsjavaliConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#9,706
“java” frequency rank
#22,698
“javali” frequency rank
32404
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature java javali
Definition variedade de café arábica proveniente da ilha de Java, Indonésia; café de Java porco selvagem (Sus scrofa) do Velho Mundo, ancestral dos porcos domésticos

Letter map: java vs javali

Shared letters muted; letters that set java and javali apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

4 ch
java
6 ch
javali

Corpus notes: java and javali

java and javali 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “java” sits inside “javali”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

java is recorded at frequency rank #9,706, classified as anoun. javali is at rank #22,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʒava'li/.

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 32404, this pair ranks #35,423 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of java vs javali

Shared letters: ajv. Private to "java": -. Private to "javali": il.

"java" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "javali" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • javaajva · jaav · javva · jjava · jvaa
  • javaliajvali · jaavli · javail · javalli · javlai · javvali · jjavali · jvaali

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "java" and "javali" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “java” sits inside “javali”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "java" or "javali" show up more?
"java" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,706 in our Portuguese list, against #22,698 for "javali". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "java" vs "javali" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "java" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "javali" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,423 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "java" and "javali" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "java vs joca". 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 #35,423 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list