Which to use
“joca” is a noun and “jogar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,227
- “joca” frequency rank
- #918
- “jogar” frequency rank
- 33145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joca | jogar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quem não tem disposição | fazer apostas em jogo |
Letter map: joca vs jogar
Shared letters muted; letters that set joca and jogar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. joca runs 4 letters (CVCV) against jogar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for joca / jogar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: joca is anoun and jogaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joca is recorded at frequency rank #32,227, classified as anoun. jogar is at rank #918, tagged as averb.
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 33145, this pair ranks #34,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of joca vs jogar
Shared letters: ajo. Private to "joca": c. Private to "jogar": gr.
"joca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "jogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "joca" for "jogar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "joca" or "jogar"?
What to do next
You've compared "joca" and "jogar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "joca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joca" and "jogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "joca vs judoca". 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 #34,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.