Which to use
“trigo” is an adjective and “trilho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,348
- “trigo” frequency rank
- #19,289
- “trilho” frequency rank
- 26637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trigo | trilho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de trigo; feito de trigo | caminho, trilha |
Letter map: trigo vs trilho
Shared letters muted; letters that set trigo and trilho apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. trigo runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against trilho's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for trigo / trilho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trigo is anadjective and trilhoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trigo is recorded at frequency rank #7,348, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈtɾi.ɡu/. 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 26637, this pair ranks #42,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trigo vs trilho
Shared letters: iort. Private to "trigo": g. Private to "trilho": hl.
"trigo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "trilho" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trigo" for "trilho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trigo" vs "trilho" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "trigo" and "trilho". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "trigo" 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 #42,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trigo" and "trilho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tralha vs trilho". 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 #42,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.