Which to use
“maçarico” is a noun and “maciço” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,542
- “maçarico” frequency rank
- #19,489
- “maciço” frequency rank
- 56031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maçarico | maciço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | canudo retorcido, por onde sai a chama, que há de soldar ou derreter um metal | compacto; sem vazios internos |
Letter map: maçarico vs maciço
Shared letters muted; letters that set maçarico and maciço apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - maçarico and maciço
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maçarico is anoun and maciçoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maçarico is recorded at frequency rank #36,542, 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 56031, this pair ranks #10,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maçarico vs maciço
Shared letters: acimoç. Private to "maçarico": r. Private to "maciço": -.
"maçarico" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "maciço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maçarico" and "maciço" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "maçarico" vs "maciço" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maçarico" and "maciço".
- Full dictionary entry for "maçarico" 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 #10,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maçarico" and "maciço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machão vs maciço". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.