Which to use
“poça” is a noun and “poxa” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,093
- “poça” frequency rank
- #20,097
- “poxa” frequency rank
- 49190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poça | poxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavidade pouco profunda onde se acumula água | indica surpresa, admiração, irritação |
Letter map: poça vs poxa
Shared letters muted; letters that set poça and poxa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. poça and poxa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - poça and poxa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: poça is anoun and poxaanintj. On the page they differ by a single letter - ç in “poça” becomes x in “poxa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49190, 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/. poxa is at rank #20,097, tagged as anintj.
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 49190, this pair ranks #15,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poça vs poxa
Shared letters: aop. Private to "poça": ç. Private to "poxa": x.
"poça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- poxa ← opxa · poax · poxxa · ppoxa · pxoa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poça" and "poxa" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "poça" or "poxa"?
After this comparison
Pair "poça" vs "poxa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "poça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poça" and "poxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paçoca vs poça". 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 #15,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.