Which to use
“achado” is a noun and “ácido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,114
- “achado” frequency rank
- #4,441
- “ácido” frequency rank
- 14555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achado | ácido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de achar | que possui um sabor azedo, picante, acre, como o do vinagre |
Where the eye mixes achado and ácido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. achado runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against ácido's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between achado and ácido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achado is /ɐ.ˈʃa.du/ while ácido is /ˈa.si.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14555, 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/. ácido is at rank #4,441, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.si.du/.
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 14555, this pair ranks #57,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achado vs ácido
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "achado": ah. Private to "ácido": iá.
"achado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ácido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- achado ← acahdo · acchado · achaddo · achaod · achdao · achhado · ahcado · cahado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achado" for "ácido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "achado" or "ácido"?
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 "achado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ácido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achado" and "ácido" 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 #57,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.