Which to use
“acha” and “aia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #547
- “acha” frequency rank
- #39,961
- “aia” frequency rank
- 40508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acha | aia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavaca | criada para companhia |
Where the eye mixes acha and aia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acha and aia
A purely visual mix-up. acha (/ˈa.ʃɐ/) and aia (/ˈaj.ɐ/) 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 40508, 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/. aia is at rank #39,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaj.ɐ/.
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 40508, this pair ranks #25,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acha vs aia
Shared letters: a. Private to "acha": ch. Private to "aia": i.
"acha" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "aia" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acha ← acah · accha · achha · ahca · caha
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acha" and "aia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acha" vs "aia" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "aia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acha" and "aia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs aia". 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 #25,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.