Which to use
“caça” and “catch” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,823
- “caça” frequency rank
- #27,392
- “catch” frequency rank
- 30215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caça | catch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desporto que consiste em caçar animais | captura |
Where the eye mixes caça and catch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caça and catch
A purely visual mix-up. caça (/ˈka.sɐ/) and catch (/kætʃ/, /kɛtʃ/) 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 30215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caça is recorded at frequency rank #2,823, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.sɐ/. catch is at rank #27,392, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kætʃ/, /kɛtʃ/.
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 30215, this pair ranks #38,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caça vs catch
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caça": ç. Private to "catch": ht.
"caça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "catch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- catch ← actch · cacth · catcch · catchh · cathc · cattch · ccatch · ctach
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caça" for "catch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caça" vs "catch" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "catch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caça" and "catch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cacho vs catch". 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 #38,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.