Which to use
“dança” and “doca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,462
- “dança” frequency rank
- #23,985
- “doca” frequency rank
- 25447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dança | doca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arte que consiste em movimentos do corpo, geralmente em sintonia com uma música | parte abrigada de um porto, dispondo de cais acostável, onde se podem recolher embarcações para fugir do mau tempo ou para carregar e descarregar mercadorias |
Where the eye mixes dança and doca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dança runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against doca's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dança and doca
A purely visual mix-up. dança (/ˈdɐ̃.sɐ/) and doca (/ˈdɔ.kɐ/) 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 25447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dança is recorded at frequency rank #1,462, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɐ̃.sɐ/. doca is at rank #23,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔ.kɐ/.
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 25447, this pair ranks #43,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dança vs doca
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dança": nç. Private to "doca": co.
"dança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "doca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doca ← dcoa · ddoca · doac · docca · odca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dança" for "doca" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dança" vs "doca" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dança" and "doca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doca vs doula". 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 #43,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.