sacadavssacarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sacada is a noun, sacar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sacada” is a noun and “sacar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,183
“sacada” frequency rank
#13,172
“sacar” frequency rank
31355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacada sacar
Definition saliência que excede a linha da parede de um edifício pôr algo para fora do lugar onde estava originalmente

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sacada and sacar apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sacada
5 ch
sacar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sacada is anoun and sacaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sacada is recorded at frequency rank #18,183, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈka.dɐ/. sacar is at rank #13,172, tagged as averb.

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 31355, this pair ranks #36,766 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sacada vs sacar

Shared letters: acs. Private to "sacada": d. Private to "sacar": r.

"sacada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sacar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacadaascada · saacda · sacaad · sacadda · saccada · sacdaa · scaada · ssacada
  • sacarascar · saacr · sacarr · saccar · sacra · scaar · ssacar

Frequency comparison

sacada#18,183
sacar#13,172

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sacada" and "sacar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sacada" is a noun and "sacar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sacada" or "sacar"?
"sacar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,172 in our Portuguese list, against #18,183 for "sacada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sacada vs sacar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sacada”; for a verb, it's “sacar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sacada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list