Which to use
“pulga” and “pulo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,315
- “pulga” frequency rank
- #16,593
- “pulo” frequency rank
- 46908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pulga | pulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pulga | ato de pular; salto pequeno |
Letter map: pulga vs pulo
Shared letters muted; letters that set pulga and pulo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pulga runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pulo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - pulga / pulo
pulga and pulo 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pulga is recorded at frequency rank #30,315, classified as anoun. pulo is at rank #16,593, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpu.lu/.
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 46908, this pair ranks #18,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pulga vs pulo
Shared letters: lpu. Private to "pulga": ag. Private to "pulo": o.
"pulga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pulo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pulga" for "pulo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pulga" vs "pulo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "pulga" and "pulo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pulga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pulga" and "pulo" 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 #18,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.