Which to use
“poça” and “poços” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,093
- “poça” frequency rank
- #11,936
- “poços” frequency rank
- 41029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poça | poços |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavidade pouco profunda onde se acumula água | plural de poço |
Where the eye mixes poça and poços
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. poça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against poços's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poça with poços
A purely visual mix-up. poça (/ˈpo.sɐ/) and poços (/ˈpɔ.sus/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poça is recorded at frequency rank #29,093, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.sɐ/. poços is at rank #11,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.sus/.
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 41029, this pair ranks #24,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poça vs poços
Shared letters: opç. Private to "poça": a. Private to "poços": s.
"poça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poços" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poça" and "poços" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "poça" or "poços" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poços" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poça" and "poços" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paçoca vs poça". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.