Which to use
“rolha” and “ronda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,711
- “rolha” frequency rank
- #8,388
- “ronda” frequency rank
- 39099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rolha | ronda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita | grupo de soldados ou de outras pessoas que percorre as ruas, ou visita algum posto, velando pela manutenção da ordem |
Letter map: rolha vs ronda
Shared letters muted; letters that set rolha and ronda apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. rolha and ronda follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - rolha / ronda
rolha and ronda 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rolha is recorded at frequency rank #30,711, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.ʎɐ/. ronda is at rank #8,388, tagged as anoun.
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 39099, this pair ranks #27,239 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rolha vs ronda
Shared letters: aor. Private to "rolha": hl. Private to "ronda": dn.
"rolha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ronda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "rolha" vs "ronda" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rolha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ronda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,239 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rolha" and "ronda" 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 #27,239 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.