Which to use
“arrecadar” and “arregaçar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,392
- “arrecadar” frequency rank
- #48,773
- “arregaçar” frequency rank
- 60165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrecadar | arregaçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr em arrecadação, guardar: | puxar ou voltar para cima |
Where the eye mixes arrecadar and arregaçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrecadar and arregaçar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses arrecadar with arregaçar
A purely visual mix-up. arrecadar (/ɐ.Rɨ.kɐ.ˈdaɾ/) and arregaçar (/ɐ.Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrecadar is recorded at frequency rank #11,392, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.Rɨ.kɐ.ˈdaɾ/. arregaçar is at rank #48,773, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 60165, this pair ranks #7,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arrecadar vs arregaçar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "arrecadar": cd. Private to "arregaçar": gç.
"arrecadar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "arregaçar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrecadar ← arecadar · arercadar · arrceadar · arreacdar · arrecaadr · arrecadarr · arrecaddar · arrecadra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrecadar" and "arregaçar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "arrecadar" vs "arregaçar" - which ranks higher?
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 "arrecadar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arregaçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrecadar" and "arregaçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrecadar vs arrendar". 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 #7,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.