Which to use
“macaca” and “marcação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,268
- “macaca” frequency rank
- #10,556
- “marcação” frequency rank
- 38824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macaca | marcação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogo infantil sobre uma figura geométrica riscada no chão, com quadrinhos sobre os que se avança tirando uma pedra | acção ou efeito de marcar |
Letter map: macaca vs marcação
Shared letters muted; letters that set macaca and marcação apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: macaca and marcação
macaca and marcação 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macaca is recorded at frequency rank #28,268, classified as anoun. marcação is at rank #10,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈkɐ.sɐ.ɐ̃w̃/.
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 38824, this pair ranks #27,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of macaca vs marcação
Shared letters: acm. Private to "macaca": -. Private to "marcação": orãç.
"macaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "marcação" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- macaca ← amcaca · maacca · macaac · macacca · maccaa · maccaca · mcaaca · mmacaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "macaca" and "marcação" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "macaca" or "marcação"?
What to do next
Pair "macaca" vs "marcação" 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 "marcação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macaca" and "marcação" 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 #27,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.