Which to use
“bloco” and “braço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,307
- “bloco” frequency rank
- #2,130
- “braço” frequency rank
- 4437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloco | braço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | massa volumosa e compacta de uma substância pesada | um dos membros anteriores humanos |
Where the eye mixes bloco and braço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bloco and braço
A purely visual mix-up. bloco (/ˈblɔ.ku/) and braço (/ˈbɾä.sʊ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloco is recorded at frequency rank #2,307, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈblɔ.ku/. braço is at rank #2,130, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɾä.sʊ/.
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 4437, this pair ranks #70,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bloco vs braço
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bloco": cl. Private to "braço": arç.
"bloco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "braço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bloco ← bbloco · blcoo · blloco · blocco · blooc · bolco · lboco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bloco" and "braço" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bloco" or "braço" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bloco" and "braço" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "braço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloco" and "braço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "braço vs brio". 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 #70,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.