Which to use
“pilha” and “pulga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,233
- “pilha” frequency rank
- #30,315
- “pulga” frequency rank
- 39548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilha | pulga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | montão de coisas umas sobre as outras | pulga |
Letter map: pilha vs pulga
Shared letters muted; letters that set pilha and pulga apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pilha and pulga follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - pilha / pulga
pilha and pulga 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 39548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilha is recorded at frequency rank #9,233, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.ʎɐ/. pulga is at rank #30,315, 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 39548, this pair ranks #26,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pilha vs pulga
Shared letters: alp. Private to "pilha": hi. Private to "pulga": gu.
"pilha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pulga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pilha" and "pulga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pilha" vs "pulga" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pilha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilha" and "pulga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pola vs pulga". 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 #26,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.