Which to use
“achar” is a noun and “aham” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,062
- “achar” frequency rank
- #32,839
- “aham” frequency rank
- 33901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achar | aham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conserva indiana (de peixe, fruta ou vegetal) | expressa satisfação, aplauso ou surpresa, concordância |
Where the eye mixes achar and aham
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: achar vs aham
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achar is /ɐ.ˈʃaɾ/ while aham is /ã.'hã/. 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 intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achar is recorded at frequency rank #1,062, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʃaɾ/. aham is at rank #32,839, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ã.'hã/.
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 33901, this pair ranks #33,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achar vs aham
Shared letters: ah. Private to "achar": cr. Private to "aham": m.
"achar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "aham" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achar" and "aham" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "achar" or "aham" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achar" and "aham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aham vs atar". 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 #33,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.