Which to use
“clonar” and “coçar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,745
- “clonar” frequency rank
- #23,956
- “coçar” frequency rank
- 70701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clonar | coçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | realizar criação de clone | esfregar com as unhas, ou com outro objeto, qualquer parte do corpo onde se sente comichão |
Where the eye mixes clonar and coçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clonar 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.
Why the eye confuses clonar with coçar
A purely visual mix-up. clonar (/klu.ˈnaɾ/) and coçar (/ku.ˈsaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clonar is recorded at frequency rank #46,745, classified as averb, pronounced /klu.ˈnaɾ/. 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 70701, this pair ranks #3,548 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clonar vs coçar
Shared letters: acor. Private to "clonar": ln. Private to "coçar": ç.
"clonar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "coçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clonar ← cclonar · cllonar · clnoar · cloanr · clonarr · clonnar · clonra · colnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clonar" and "coçar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "clonar" vs "coçar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clonar" and "coçar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clonar" 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 #3,548 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clonar" and "coçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamar 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 #3,548 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.