Which to use
“acha” and “achado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #547
- “acha” frequency rank
- #10,114
- “achado” frequency rank
- 10661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acha | achado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavaca | ato ou efeito de achar |
Where the eye mixes acha and achado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acha vs achado
A purely visual mix-up. acha (/ˈa.ʃɐ/) and achado (/ɐ.ˈʃa.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “acha” sits inside “achado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acha is recorded at frequency rank #547, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ʃɐ/. achado is at rank #10,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʃa.du/.
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 10661, this pair ranks #62,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acha vs achado
Shared letters: ach. Private to "acha": -. Private to "achado": do.
"acha" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "achado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acha" and "achado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acha" vs "achado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acha" and "achado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achado vs achatado". 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 #62,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.