Which to use
“polaca” and “polícia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,021
- “polaca” frequency rank
- #357
- “polícia” frequency rank
- 45378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polaca | polícia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dança típica da Polônia | corporação cujo objetivo é manter a ordem pública e garantir o cumprimento da lei |
Where the eye mixes polaca and polícia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. polaca runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against polícia's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between polaca and polícia
A purely visual mix-up. polaca (/po."la.ka/) and polícia (/pu.ˈli.sjɐ/) 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 45378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polaca is recorded at frequency rank #45,021, classified as anoun, pronounced /po."la.ka/. polícia is at rank #357, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈli.sjɐ/.
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 45378, this pair ranks #20,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of polaca vs polícia
Shared letters: aclop. Private to "polaca": -. Private to "polícia": ií.
"polaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "polícia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- polaca ← oplaca · ploaca · poalca · polaac · polacca · polcaa · pollaca · ppolaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "polaca" and "polícia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "polaca" vs "polícia" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "polaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "polícia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polaca" and "polícia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polaca vs Poland". 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 #20,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.