Which to use
“caçar” is a verb and “chácara” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,115
- “caçar” frequency rank
- #14,799
- “chácara” frequency rank
- 21914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçar | chácara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perseguir uma presa e, usualmente, matá-la | pequena propriedade rural, destinada a agricultura ou a lazer, normalmente próxima a uma cidade |
Letter map: caçar vs chácara
Shared letters muted; letters that set caçar and chácara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caçar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against chácara's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - caçar and chácara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caçar is averb and chácaraanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21914, 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/. chácara is at rank #14,799, tagged as anoun.
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 21914, this pair ranks #48,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caçar vs chácara
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caçar": ç. Private to "chácara": há.
"caçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "chácara" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caçar" and "chácara" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caçar" vs "chácara" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "caçar" and "chácara". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chácara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçar" and "chácara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacal vs chácara". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.