Which to use
“doca” and “ducha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,985
- “doca” frequency rank
- #24,302
- “ducha” frequency rank
- 48287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doca | ducha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ducha, duche |
Where the eye mixes doca and ducha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doca with ducha
A purely visual mix-up. doca (/ˈdɔ.kɐ/) and ducha (ˈdu.tʃa) 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 48287, 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/. ducha is at rank #24,302, tagged as anoun, pronounced ˈdu.tʃa.
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 48287, this pair ranks #16,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doca vs ducha
Shared letters: acd. Private to "doca": o. Private to "ducha": hu.
"doca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ducha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doca" and "ducha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "doca" vs "ducha" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "doca" and "ducha" 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 "ducha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doca" and "ducha" 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 #16,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.