Which to use
“ache” and “acne” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,947
- “ache” frequency rank
- #32,830
- “acne” frequency rank
- 42777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ache | acne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dor, axe | condição que consiste em erupções da pele causadas por inflamações e acúmulo de secreção |
Where the eye mixes ache and acne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ache and acne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ache and acne
A purely visual mix-up. ache (/eɪk/) and acne (/ˈak.nɨ/) 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 a single letter - h in “ache” becomes n in “acne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ache is recorded at frequency rank #9,947, classified as anoun, pronounced /eɪk/. acne is at rank #32,830, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈak.nɨ/.
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 42777, this pair ranks #22,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ache vs acne
Shared letters: ace. Private to "ache": h. Private to "acne": n.
"ache" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "acne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ache" and "acne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ache" vs "acne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ache" and "acne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ache" and "acne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acne 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 #22,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.