Which to use
“acha” and “área” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #547
- “acha” frequency rank
- #294
- “área” frequency rank
- 841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acha | área |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavaca | medida de uma superfície |
Where the eye mixes acha and área
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acha with área
A purely visual mix-up. acha (/ˈa.ʃɐ/) and área (/ˈa.ɾjɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 841, 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/. área is at rank #294, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾjɐ/.
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 841, this pair ranks #74,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acha vs área
Shared letters: a. Private to "acha": ch. Private to "área": erá.
"acha" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "área" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acha ← acah · accha · achha · ahca · caha
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acha" and "área" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "acha" or "área" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "área" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acha" and "área" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acha 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 #74,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.