Which to use
“macaca” and “matança” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,268
- “macaca” frequency rank
- #14,646
- “matança” frequency rank
- 42914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macaca | matança |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogo infantil sobre uma figura geométrica riscada no chão, com quadrinhos sobre os que se avança tirando uma pedra | grande mortandade |
Letter map: macaca vs matança
Shared letters muted; letters that set macaca and matança apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on macaca vs matança
macaca and matança 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 42914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macaca is recorded at frequency rank #28,268, classified as anoun. matança is at rank #14,646, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈtɐ̃.sɐ/.
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 42914, this pair ranks #22,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of macaca vs matança
Shared letters: am. Private to "macaca": c. Private to "matança": ntç.
"macaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "matança" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- macaca ← amcaca · maacca · macaac · macacca · maccaa · maccaca · mcaaca · mmacaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macaca" and "matança" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
Pair "macaca" vs "matança" 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 "matança" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macaca" and "matança" 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 #22,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.