Which to use
“macaca” and “macacão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,268
- “macaca” frequency rank
- #23,720
- “macacão” frequency rank
- 51988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macaca | macacão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogo infantil sobre uma figura geométrica riscada no chão, com quadrinhos sobre os que se avança tirando uma pedra | macaco grande |
Letter map: macaca vs macacão
Shared letters muted; letters that set macaca and macacão apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: macaca and macacão
macaca and macacão 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macaca is recorded at frequency rank #28,268, classified as anoun. macacão is at rank #23,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.kɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/.
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 51988, this pair ranks #13,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of macaca vs macacão
Shared letters: acm. Private to "macaca": -. Private to "macacão": oã.
"macaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "macacão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- macaca ← amcaca · maacca · macaac · macacca · maccaa · maccaca · mcaaca · mmacaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macaca" and "macacão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "macaca" vs "macacão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "macaca" vs "macacão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "macaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "macacão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macaca" and "macacão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macaca vs marajá". 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 #13,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.