Which to use
“checar” and “coçar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,227
- “checar” frequency rank
- #23,956
- “coçar” frequency rank
- 35183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checar | coçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar | esfregar com as unhas, ou com outro objeto, qualquer parte do corpo onde se sente comichão |
Letter map: checar vs coçar
Shared letters muted; letters that set checar and coçar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. checar runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against coçar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: checar and coçar
checar and coçar 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checar is recorded at frequency rank #11,227, classified as averb. coçar is at rank #23,956, tagged as averb, pronounced /ku.ˈsaɾ/.
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 35183, this pair ranks #31,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checar vs coçar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "checar": eh. Private to "coçar": oç.
"checar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "coçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- checar ← cchecar · cehcar · chcear · cheacr · checarr · checcar · checra · chhecar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "checar" and "coçar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "checar" or "coçar"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "checar" and "coçar".
- Full dictionary entry for "checar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checar" and "coçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs coçar". 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 #31,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.