Which to use
“concha” and “cunha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,285
- “concha” frequency rank
- #3,001
- “cunha” frequency rank
- 18286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concha | cunha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | invólucro calcário ou córneo de certos animais | peça de metal ou madeira dura, em forma de prisma agudo em um dos lados, e que se insere no vértice de um corte para melhor fender algum material, bem como para calçar, nivelar, ajustar um peça qualquer |
Where the eye mixes concha and cunha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. concha runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against cunha's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concha vs cunha
A purely visual mix-up. concha (/ˈkõ.ʃɐ/) and cunha (/ˈku.ɲɐ/) 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 18286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concha is recorded at frequency rank #15,285, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.ʃɐ/. cunha is at rank #3,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈku.ɲɐ/.
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 18286, this pair ranks #52,737 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concha vs cunha
Shared letters: achn. Private to "concha": o. Private to "cunha": u.
"concha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "cunha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concha" and "cunha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "concha" vs "cunha" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cunha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,737 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concha" and "cunha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs concha". 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 #52,737 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.