Which to use
“ora” is an adverb and “orla” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,489
- “ora” frequency rank
- #11,924
- “orla” frequency rank
- 14413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ora | orla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agora | margem |
Letter map: ora vs orla
Shared letters muted; letters that set ora and orla apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: ora vs orla
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ora is anadverb and orlaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ora is recorded at frequency rank #2,489, classified as anadv. orla is at rank #11,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔɾ.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 14413, this pair ranks #57,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ora vs orla
Shared letters: aor. Private to "ora": -. Private to "orla": l.
"ora" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "orla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- orla ← olra · orlla · orrla
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ora" and "orla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ora" or "orla" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "ora" and "orla". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ora" and "orla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oda vs orla". 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 #57,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.