choquevscraqueConfusable pair

Quick tell: choque is a noun, craque is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“choque” is a noun and “craque” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,996
“choque” frequency rank
#13,481
“craque” frequency rank
16477
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature choque craque
Definition colisão expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo

Where the eye mixes choque and craque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
choque
6 ch
craque

Visual trap between choque and craque

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choque is /ˈʃɔ.kɨ/ while craque is /ˈkɾa.ki/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

choque is recorded at frequency rank #2,996, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɔ.kɨ/. craque is at rank #13,481, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈkɾa.ki/.

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 16477, this pair ranks #55,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of choque vs craque

Shared letters: cequ. Private to "choque": ho. Private to "craque": ar.

"choque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "craque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • choquecchoque · chhoque · choqeu · choqque · chouqe · chqoue · cohque · hcoque
  • craquecarque · ccraque · craqeu · craqque · crauqe · crqaue · crraque · rcaque

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "choque" and "craque" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "choque" is a noun and "craque" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "choque" vs "craque" - which ranks higher?
"choque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,996 in our Portuguese list, against #13,481 for "craque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "choque" and "craque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "choque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "craque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "choque" and "craque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caíque vs craque". 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 #55,036 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