Which to use
“caçar” is a verb and “câmara” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,115
- “caçar” frequency rank
- #756
- “câmara” frequency rank
- 7871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçar | câmara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perseguir uma presa e, usualmente, matá-la | quarto de dormir |
Where the eye mixes caçar and câmara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caçar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against câmara's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caçar vs câmara
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caçar is /kɐ.ˈsaɾ/ while câmara is /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caçar is recorded at frequency rank #7,115, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.ˈsaɾ/. câmara is at rank #756, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/.
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 7871, this pair ranks #66,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caçar vs câmara
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caçar": ç. Private to "câmara": mâ.
"caçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "câmara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caçar" for "câmara" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caçar" or "câmara" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "câmara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçar" and "câmara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caçar vs caução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.