Which to use
“ache” and “Acre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,947
- “ache” frequency rank
- #6,136
- “Acre” frequency rank
- 16083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ache | Acre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dor, axe | estado localizado no sudoeste da Região Norte do Brasil que faz fronteira ao norte com o estado do Amazonas, ao leste com o estado de Rondônia, ao sudeste com a Bolívia e ao sul e ao oeste com o Peru |
Where the eye mixes ache and Acre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ache and Acre
A purely visual mix-up. ache (/eɪk/) and Acre (/ˈa.kɾɪ/) 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 r in “Acre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16083, 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/. Acre is at rank #6,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.kɾɪ/.
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 16083, this pair ranks #55,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ache vs Acre
Shared letters: ace. Private to "ache": h. Private to "Acre": r.
"ache" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Acre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ache" and "Acre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ache" vs "Acre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ache" and "Acre" 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 "Acre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ache" and "Acre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ache 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 #55,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.