Which to use
“caçar” and “captar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,115
- “caçar” frequency rank
- #10,666
- “captar” frequency rank
- 17781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçar | captar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perseguir uma presa e, usualmente, matá-la | atrair por captação |
Where the eye mixes caçar and captar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caçar vs captar
A purely visual mix-up. caçar (/kɐ.ˈsaɾ/) and captar (/kɐ.pˈtaɾ/) 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 17781, 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/. captar is at rank #10,666, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɐ.pˈtaɾ/.
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 17781, this pair ranks #53,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caçar vs captar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caçar": ç. Private to "captar": pt.
"caçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "captar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- captar ← acptar · capatr · capptar · captarr · captra · capttar · catpar · ccaptar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caçar" and "captar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caçar" or "captar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caçar" and "captar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçar" and "captar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captar vs copta". 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 #53,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.