Which to use
“doca” and “droga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,985
- “doca” frequency rank
- #2,418
- “droga” frequency rank
- 26403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doca | droga |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | substância que altera o as funções fisiológicas humanas |
Where the eye mixes doca and droga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doca vs droga
A purely visual mix-up. doca (/ˈdɔ.kɐ/) and droga (\'drɔ.ga\) 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 26403, 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/. droga is at rank #2,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced \'drɔ.ga\.
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 26403, this pair ranks #42,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doca vs droga
Shared letters: ado. Private to "doca": c. Private to "droga": gr.
"doca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "droga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doca" and "droga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "doca" or "droga"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "doca" and "droga" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "droga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doca" and "droga" 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 #42,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.