Which to use
“acidez” and “açude” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,622
- “acidez” frequency rank
- #16,686
- “açude” frequency rank
- 48308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acidez | açude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | propriedade ou característica das coisas ácidas | construção destinada a represar as águas de um rio |
Where the eye mixes acidez and açude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. acidez runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against açude's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acidez with açude
A purely visual mix-up. acidez (/ɐ.si.ˈdeʃ/) and açude (/ɐ.ˈsu.dɨ/) 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 48308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acidez is recorded at frequency rank #31,622, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.si.ˈdeʃ/. açude is at rank #16,686, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈsu.dɨ/.
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 48308, this pair ranks #16,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acidez vs açude
Shared letters: ade. Private to "acidez": ciz. Private to "açude": uç.
"acidez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "açude" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acidez ← accidez · acdiez · aciddez · acidezz · acidze · aciedz · aicdez · caidez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acidez" and "açude" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "acidez" or "açude" show up more?
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 "acidez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "açude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acidez" and "açude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acid vs acidez". 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 #16,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.