Which to use
“recolha” is a verb and “rolha” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,913
- “recolha” frequency rank
- #30,711
- “rolha” frequency rank
- 40624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recolha | rolha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo recolher | peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita |
Where the eye mixes recolha and rolha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recolha runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against rolha's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recolha with rolha
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recolha is /Rɨ.ˈko.ʎɐ/ while rolha is /ˈRo.ʎɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recolha is recorded at frequency rank #9,913, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈko.ʎɐ/. rolha is at rank #30,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.ʎɐ/.
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 40624, this pair ranks #25,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recolha vs rolha
Shared letters: ahlor. Private to "recolha": ce. Private to "rolha": -.
"recolha" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rolha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recolha" and "rolha" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recolha" or "rolha" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recolha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rolha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recolha" and "rolha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rolha vs rosca". 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 #25,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.