Which to use
“acha” and “ata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #547
- “acha” frequency rank
- #8,716
- “ata” frequency rank
- 9263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acha | ata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavaca | registro escrito do que se passou em uma reunião |
Where the eye mixes acha and ata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acha with ata
A purely visual mix-up. acha (/ˈa.ʃɐ/) and ata (/ˈa.tɐ/) 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 9263, 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/. ata is at rank #8,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tɐ/.
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 9263, this pair ranks #64,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acha vs ata
Shared letters: a. Private to "acha": ch. Private to "ata": t.
"acha" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acha ← acah · accha · achha · ahca · caha
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acha" and "ata" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acha" or "ata"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acha" and "ata" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acha" and "ata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ata". 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 #64,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.