Which to use
“caça” and “crachá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,823
- “caça” frequency rank
- #28,521
- “crachá” frequency rank
- 31344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caça | crachá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desporto que consiste em caçar animais | insígnia honorífica que se traz ao peito; condecoração |
Where the eye mixes caça and crachá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. caça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against crachá's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caça with crachá
A purely visual mix-up. caça (/ˈka.sɐ/) and crachá (/kɾa.ˈʃa/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31344, 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/. crachá is at rank #28,521, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɾa.ˈʃa/.
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 31344, this pair ranks #36,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caça vs crachá
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caça": ç. Private to "crachá": hrá.
"caça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crachá" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caça" for "crachá" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caça" vs "crachá" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "crachá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caça" and "crachá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colcha vs crachá". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.