caçarvschácaraWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: caçar is a verb, chácara is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

5 ch
caçar
7 ch
chácara

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caçar" is a verb and "chácara" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "caçar" vs "chácara" - which ranks higher?
"caçar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,115 in our Portuguese list, against #14,799 for "chácara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list