Which to use
“relva” and “rolha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,464
- “relva” frequency rank
- #30,711
- “rolha” frequency rank
- 56175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relva | rolha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erva rasteira | peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita |
Where the eye mixes relva and rolha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: relva vs rolha
A purely visual mix-up. relva (/ˈRɛɫ.vɐ/) and rolha (/ˈRo.ʎɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56175, 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/. 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 56175, this pair ranks #10,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relva vs rolha
Shared letters: alr. Private to "relva": ev. Private to "rolha": ho.
"relva" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rolha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relva" and "rolha" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "relva" vs "rolha" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "relva" and "rolha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relva" 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 #10,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relva" and "rolha" 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 #10,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.