Which to use
“pacas” is an adverb and “pata” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,064
- “pacas” frequency rank
- #15,417
- “pata” frequency rank
- 58481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pacas | pata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito | a fêmea do pato |
Letter map: pacas vs pata
Shared letters muted; letters that set pacas and pata apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for pacas / pata
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pacas is anadverb and pataanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pacas is recorded at frequency rank #43,064, classified as anadv. pata is at rank #15,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tɐ/.
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 58481, this pair ranks #8,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pacas vs pata
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pacas": cs. Private to "pata": t.
"pacas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pacas" and "pata" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pacas" or "pata"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pacas" and "pata".
- Full dictionary entry for "pacas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pacas" and "pata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacas vs pança". 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 #8,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.