Which to use
“coçar” is a verb and “conca” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,956
- “coçar” frequency rank
- #45,765
- “conca” frequency rank
- 69721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coçar | conca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esfregar com as unhas, ou com outro objeto, qualquer parte do corpo onde se sente comichão | recipiente grande de barro |
Letter map: coçar vs conca
Shared letters muted; letters that set coçar and conca apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. coçar (CVCVC) and conca (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for coçar / conca
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: coçar is averb and concaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coçar is recorded at frequency rank #23,956, classified as averb, pronounced /ku.ˈsaɾ/. 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 69721, this pair ranks #3,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coçar vs conca
Shared letters: aco. Private to "coçar": rç. Private to "conca": n.
"coçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "conca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conca ← cconca · cnoca · cocna · conac · concca · connca · ocnca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coçar" and "conca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "coçar" or "conca" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "coçar" vs "conca" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "coçar" 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 #3,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coçar" 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 #3,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.