Which to use
“braço” and “buraco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,130
- “braço” frequency rank
- #4,450
- “buraco” frequency rank
- 6580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | braço | buraco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um dos membros anteriores humanos | uma abertura através de alguma coisa |
Where the eye mixes braço and buraco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. braço runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against buraco's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses braço with buraco
A purely visual mix-up. braço (/ˈbɾä.sʊ/) and buraco (/bu.ˈɾa.ku/) 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 6580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
braço is recorded at frequency rank #2,130, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɾä.sʊ/. buraco is at rank #4,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bu.ˈɾa.ku/.
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 6580, this pair ranks #67,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of braço vs buraco
Shared letters: abor. Private to "braço": ç. Private to "buraco": cu.
"braço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "buraco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- buraco ← bburaco · bruaco · buarco · buracco · buraoc · burcao · burraco · ubraco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "braço" and "buraco" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "braço" or "buraco" 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 "braço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "buraco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "braço" and "buraco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brabo vs buraco". 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 #67,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.