Which to use
“pola” and “porta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,156
- “pola” frequency rank
- #832
- “porta” frequency rank
- 42988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pola | porta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estaca | peça de madeira, metal ou vidro usada para fechar o buraco aberto numa construção por onde pessoas passam de um cômodo para outro ou de dentro para fora da construção |
Where the eye mixes pola and porta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pola runs 4 letters (CVCV) against porta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pola vs porta
A purely visual mix-up. pola (/'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore) and porta (/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pola is recorded at frequency rank #42,156, classified as anoun, pronounced /'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore. porta is at rank #832, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/.
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 42988, this pair ranks #22,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pola vs porta
Shared letters: aop. Private to "pola": l. Private to "porta": rt.
"pola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pola" for "porta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pola" vs "porta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pola" and "porta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pola vs Poland". 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 #22,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.