Which to use
“relva” and “rola” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,464
- “relva” frequency rank
- #6,582
- “rola” frequency rank
- 32046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relva | rola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erva rasteira | pequena ave da família dos columbídeos, semelhante à pomba |
Where the eye mixes relva and rola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: relva vs rola
A purely visual mix-up. relva (/ˈRɛɫ.vɐ/) and rola (/ˈɾo.lɐ/) 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 32046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relva is recorded at frequency rank #25,464, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛɫ.vɐ/. rola is at rank #6,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɾo.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 32046, this pair ranks #35,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relva vs rola
Shared letters: alr. Private to "relva": ev. Private to "rola": o.
"relva" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relva" and "rola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "relva" vs "rola" - which ranks higher?
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 "relva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relva" and "rola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reles vs relva". 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 #35,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.