Which to use
“doca” and “doçura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,985
- “doca” frequency rank
- #17,772
- “doçura” frequency rank
- 41757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doca | doçura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | qualidade do que é doce |
Where the eye mixes doca and doçura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. doca runs 4 letters (CVCV) against doçura's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between doca and doçura
A purely visual mix-up. doca (/ˈdɔ.kɐ/) and doçura (/du.ˈsu.ɾɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doca is recorded at frequency rank #23,985, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔ.kɐ/. doçura is at rank #17,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced /du.ˈsu.ɾɐ/.
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 41757, this pair ranks #24,122 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doca vs doçura
Shared letters: ado. Private to "doca": c. Private to "doçura": ruç.
"doca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doçura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doca ← dcoa · ddoca · doac · docca · odca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doca" for "doçura" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doca" or "doçura"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doçura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,122 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doca" and "doçura" 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 #24,122 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.