Which to use
“ach” is an intj and “acho” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,212
- “ach” frequency rank
- #148
- “acho” frequency rank
- 48360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ach | acho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oh | primeira pessoa do presente do indicativo de achar. |
Letter map: ach vs acho
Shared letters muted; letters that set ach and acho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ach and acho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ach is anintj and achoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ach” sits inside “acho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ach is recorded at frequency rank #48,212, classified as anintj. acho is at rank #148, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈa.ʃo/.
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 48360, this pair ranks #16,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ach vs acho
Shared letters: ach. Private to "ach": -. Private to "acho": o.
"ach" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "acho" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acho ← accho · achho · acoh · ahco · caho
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ach" and "acho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ach" vs "acho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ach" and "acho". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ach" and "acho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ach vs acs". 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 #16,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.