tralhavstrilhoTell them apart

Which to use

“tralha” and “trilho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,936
“tralha” frequency rank
#19,289
“trilho” frequency rank
58225
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tralha trilho
Definition amontoado de cacarecos caminho, trilha

Letter map: tralha vs trilho

Shared letters muted; letters that set tralha and trilho apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tralha and trilho follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
tralha
6 ch
trilho

Spelling & dictionary notes on tralha vs trilho

tralha and trilho 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 58225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tralha is recorded at frequency rank #38,936, classified as anoun. trilho is at rank #19,289, 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 58225, this pair ranks #8,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tralha vs trilho

Shared letters: hlrt. Private to "tralha": a. Private to "trilho": io.

"tralha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "trilho" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tralha ← rtalha · tarlha · trahla · tralah · tralhha · trallha · trlaha · trralha
  • trilho ← rtilho · tirlho · trihlo · trilhho · trillho · triloh · trliho · trrilho

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tralha" and "trilho" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "tralha" vs "trilho" - which ranks higher?
"trilho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,289 in our Portuguese list, against #38,936 for "tralha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "tralha" vs "trilho" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tralha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trilho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tralha" and "trilho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tralha vs trampa". 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 #8,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list