Which to use
“macaca” is a noun and “maciço” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,268
- “macaca” frequency rank
- #19,489
- “maciço” frequency rank
- 47757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macaca | maciço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogo infantil sobre uma figura geométrica riscada no chão, com quadrinhos sobre os que se avança tirando uma pedra | compacto; sem vazios internos |
Letter map: macaca vs maciço
Shared letters muted; letters that set macaca and maciço apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - macaca and maciço
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: macaca is anoun and maciçoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macaca is recorded at frequency rank #28,268, classified as anoun. maciço is at rank #19,489, tagged as anadj.
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 47757, this pair ranks #17,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of macaca vs maciço
Shared letters: acm. Private to "macaca": -. Private to "maciço": ioç.
"macaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "maciço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- macaca ← amcaca · maacca · macaac · macacca · maccaa · maccaca · mcaaca · mmacaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macaca" and "maciço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "macaca" vs "maciço" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "macaca" and "maciço". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "macaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maciço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macaca" and "maciço" 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 #17,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.