Which to use
“acha” and “acs” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #547
- “acha” frequency rank
- #49,775
- “acs” frequency rank
- 50322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acha | acs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavaca | olho (órgão da visão) |
Where the eye mixes acha and acs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acha vs acs
A purely visual mix-up. acha (/ˈa.ʃɐ/) and acs ([ats]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50322, 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/. acs is at rank #49,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ats].
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 50322, this pair ranks #14,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acha vs acs
Shared letters: ac. Private to "acha": h. Private to "acs": s.
"acha" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acha ← acah · accha · achha · ahca · caha
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acha" and "acs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acha" vs "acs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acha" and "acs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ASC". 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 #14,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.