Which to use
“cinza” is an adjective and “conca” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,392
- “cinza” frequency rank
- #45,765
- “conca” frequency rank
- 51157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cinza | conca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cuja cor é o cinza² | recipiente grande de barro |
Letter map: cinza vs conca
Shared letters muted; letters that set cinza and conca apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for cinza / conca
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cinza is anadjective and concaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cinza is recorded at frequency rank #5,392, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsĩŋza], plural: [ˈsĩŋzas]. conca is at rank #45,765, 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 51157, this pair ranks #13,833 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cinza vs conca
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cinza": iz. Private to "conca": o.
"cinza" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cinza" for "conca" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cinza" or "conca"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cinza" and "conca".
- Full dictionary entry for "cinza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,833 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cinza" and "conca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs copta". 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 #13,833 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.