Which to use
“telha” is a noun and “tola” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,173
- “telha” frequency rank
- #28,396
- “tola” frequency rank
- 52569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | telha | tola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de barro cozido ou de outro material (pedra, cimento-amianto, metal, vidro, plástico, madeira etc.), usado na cobertura de casas e outros edifícios | feminino de tolo |
Where the eye mixes telha and tola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. telha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tola's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between telha and tola
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: telha is /ˈtɐj.ʎɐ/ while tola is /ˈtɔ.lɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
telha is recorded at frequency rank #24,173, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐj.ʎɐ/. tola is at rank #28,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtɔ.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 52569, this pair ranks #12,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of telha vs tola
Shared letters: alt. Private to "telha": eh. Private to "tola": o.
"telha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "telha" and "tola" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "telha" or "tola"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "telha" and "tola" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "telha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "telha" and "tola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tola vs tosa". 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 #12,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.