Which to use
“saco” and “sacola” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,166
- “saco” frequency rank
- #12,977
- “sacola” frequency rank
- 15143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saco | sacola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de bolsa de plástico, papel, couro ou pano | saco de dois alforjes ou fundos que frades mendicantes usam para recolher as dádivas e que ainda hoje usam os pedintes para levar as esmolas |
Where the eye mixes saco and sacola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. saco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sacola's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses saco with sacola
A purely visual mix-up. saco (/ˈsa.ku/) and sacola (/sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “saco” sits inside “sacola”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saco is recorded at frequency rank #2,166, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsa.ku/. sacola is at rank #12,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/.
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 15143, this pair ranks #56,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saco vs sacola
Shared letters: acos. Private to "saco": -. Private to "sacola": l.
"saco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sacola" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "saco" and "sacola" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "saco" or "sacola"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "saco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saco" and "sacola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacola vs Samoa". 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 #56,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.