Which to use
“acne” and “aço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,830
- “acne” frequency rank
- #4,209
- “aço” frequency rank
- 37039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acne | aço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condição que consiste em erupções da pele causadas por inflamações e acúmulo de secreção | liga composta principalmente de ferro e carbono utilizada para a fabricação de utensílios, armas, veículos e uma infinidade de outros objetos da vida moderna |
Where the eye mixes acne and aço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between acne and aço
A purely visual mix-up. acne (/ˈak.nɨ/) and aço (/ˈa.su/) 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 37039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acne is recorded at frequency rank #32,830, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈak.nɨ/. aço is at rank #4,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.su/.
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 37039, this pair ranks #29,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acne vs aço
Shared letters: a. Private to "acne": cen. Private to "aço": oç.
"acne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "aço" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acne ← accne · acen · acnne · ance · cane
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acne" for "aço" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acne" or "aço"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acne" and "aço" 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 #29,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.