Which to use
“checar” and “clicar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,227
- “checar” frequency rank
- #10,855
- “clicar” frequency rank
- 22082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checar | clicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar | gerar um clique (estalido) |
Letter map: checar vs clicar
Shared letters muted; letters that set checar and clicar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. checar and clicar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: checar and clicar
checar and clicar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checar is recorded at frequency rank #11,227, classified as averb. clicar is at rank #10,855, tagged as averb, pronounced /kli.ˈkaɾ/.
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 22082, this pair ranks #48,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checar vs clicar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "checar": eh. Private to "clicar": il.
"checar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clicar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "checar" and "clicar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "checar" or "clicar" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "checar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clicar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checar" and "clicar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clicar vs clonar". 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 #48,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.