Which to use
“doca” and “doença” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,985
- “doca” frequency rank
- #1,279
- “doença” frequency rank
- 25264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doca | doença |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | disfunção em um organismo causada por agentes externos ou não |
Letter map: doca vs doença
Shared letters muted; letters that set doca and doença apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on doca vs doença
doca and doença are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25264, 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/. doença is at rank #1,279, 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 25264, this pair ranks #44,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doca vs doença
Shared letters: ado. Private to "doca": c. Private to "doença": enç.
"doca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doença" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doca ← dcoa · ddoca · doac · docca · odca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doca" and "doença" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "doca" vs "doença" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "doca" and "doença".
- Full dictionary entry for "doca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doença" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doca" and "doença" 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 #44,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.