Which to use
“ach” is an intj and “ado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,212
- “ach” frequency rank
- #31,628
- “ado” frequency rank
- 79840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ach | ado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oh | a fazer |
Letter map: ach vs ado
Shared letters muted; letters that set ach and ado apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. ach (VCC) and ado (VCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for ach / ado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ach is anintj and adoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ach is recorded at frequency rank #48,212, classified as anintj. ado is at rank #31,628, 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 79840, this pair ranks #1,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ach vs ado
Shared letters: a. Private to "ach": ch. Private to "ado": do.
"ach" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ado" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ach" for "ado" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ach" or "ado" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "ach" and "ado". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ach" and "ado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ach vs acs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.