Which to use
“repolho” and “repouso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,144
- “repolho” frequency rank
- #11,338
- “repouso” frequency rank
- 35482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repolho | repouso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de couve de folhas enroladas da família das brassicáceas ou crucíferas (Brassica oleracea) cultivada na Europa desde o ano 5000 a.C. | ato ou efeito de repousar, descanso |
Where the eye mixes repolho and repouso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: repolho vs repouso
A purely visual mix-up. repolho (/Rɨ.ˈpo.ʎu/) and repouso (/Rɨ.ˈpow.zu/) 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 35482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repolho is recorded at frequency rank #24,144, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈpo.ʎu/. repouso is at rank #11,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈpow.zu/.
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 35482, this pair ranks #31,565 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repolho vs repouso
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "repolho": hl. Private to "repouso": su.
"repolho" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repouso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repolho" and "repouso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repolho" or "repouso"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repolho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repouso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,565 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repolho" and "repouso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repolho vs retalho". 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 #31,565 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.