Which to use
“poça” and “porção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,093
- “poça” frequency rank
- #7,200
- “porção” frequency rank
- 36293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poça | porção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavidade pouco profunda onde se acumula água | parte de algo, pedaço, ração, dose: |
Where the eye mixes poça and porção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. poça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against porção's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between poça and porção
A purely visual mix-up. poça (/ˈpo.sɐ/) and porção (/puɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36293, 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/. porção is at rank #7,200, tagged as anoun, pronounced /puɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 36293, this pair ranks #30,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poça vs porção
Shared letters: opç. Private to "poça": a. Private to "porção": rã.
"poça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "porção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poça" and "porção" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "poça" or "porção" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "porção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poça" and "porção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paçoca vs poça". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.