Which to use
“sacana” is an adjective and “sacar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,173
- “sacana” frequency rank
- #13,172
- “sacar” frequency rank
- 46345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacana | sacar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se daquele que comete atos reprováveis | pôr algo para fora do lugar onde estava originalmente |
Letter map: sacana vs sacar
Shared letters muted; letters that set sacana and sacar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sacana runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sacar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - sacana and sacar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sacana is anadjective and sacaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacana is recorded at frequency rank #33,173, classified as anadj, pronounced /sɐ.ˈkɐ.nɐ/. 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 46345, this pair ranks #18,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacana vs sacar
Shared letters: acs. Private to "sacana": n. Private to "sacar": r.
"sacana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sacar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacana" for "sacar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sacana" or "sacar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sacana" and "sacar".
- Full dictionary entry for "sacana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacana" and "sacar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacana vs sacanear". 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 #18,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.