Which to use
“acorde” is an adjective and “açude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,201
- “acorde” frequency rank
- #16,686
- “açude” frequency rank
- 27887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acorde | açude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está em harmonia com outro instrumento ou voz | construção destinada a represar as águas de um rio |
Where the eye mixes acorde and açude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acorde and açude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acorde is /ɐ.ˈkɔɾ.dɨ/ while açude is /ɐ.ˈsu.dɨ/. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acorde is recorded at frequency rank #11,201, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈkɔɾ.dɨ/. 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 27887, this pair ranks #41,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acorde vs açude
Shared letters: ade. Private to "acorde": cor. Private to "açude": uç.
"acorde" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "açude" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acorde ← accorde · acodre · acordde · acored · acorrde · acrode · aocrde · caorde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acorde" for "açude" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acorde" or "açude"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acorde" and "açude" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acorde" 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 #41,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acorde" and "açude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acid vs açude". 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 #41,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.