Which to use
“judo” and “judoca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,424
- “judo” frequency rank
- #45,904
- “judoca” frequency rank
- 77328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | judo | judoca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que judô | aquele que luta judô |
Where the eye mixes judo and judoca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. judo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against judoca's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: judo vs judoca
A purely visual mix-up. judo (/ˈʒu.du/) and judoca (/ʒu.ˈdɔ.kɐ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “judo” sits inside “judoca”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
judo is recorded at frequency rank #31,424, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.du/. judoca is at rank #45,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʒu.ˈdɔ.kɐ/.
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 77328, this pair ranks #1,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of judo vs judoca
Shared letters: djou. Private to "judo": -. Private to "judoca": ac.
"judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "judoca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "judo" and "judoca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "judo" or "judoca" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "judo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "judoca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "judo" and "judoca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judo vs junco". 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 #1,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.