Which to use
“achado” and “achar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,114
- “achado” frequency rank
- #1,062
- “achar” frequency rank
- 11176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achado | achar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de achar | conserva indiana (de peixe, fruta ou vegetal) |
Where the eye mixes achado and achar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses achado with achar
A purely visual mix-up. achado (/ɐ.ˈʃa.du/) and achar (/ɐ.ˈʃaɾ/) 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 11176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achado is recorded at frequency rank #10,114, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʃa.du/. achar is at rank #1,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʃaɾ/.
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 11176, this pair ranks #61,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achado vs achar
Shared letters: ach. Private to "achado": do. Private to "achar": r.
"achado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "achar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achado" and "achar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "achado" or "achar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "achado" and "achar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "achado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achado" and "achar" 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 #61,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.