Which to use
“traço” and “troca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,759
- “traço” frequency rank
- #1,264
- “troca” frequency rank
- 13023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traço | troca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio | o ato de trocar; substituir uma coisa por outra |
Letter map: traço vs troca
Shared letters muted; letters that set traço and troca apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - traço / troca
traço and troca are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traço is recorded at frequency rank #11,759, classified as anoun. troca is at rank #1,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾɔ.kɐ/.
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 13023, this pair ranks #59,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of traço vs troca
Shared letters: aort. Private to "traço": ç. Private to "troca": c.
"traço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "troca" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- troca ← rtoca · torca · trcoa · troac · trocca · trroca · ttroca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traço" and "troca" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "traço" vs "troca" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "traço" vs "troca" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "traço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traço" and "troca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traço vs travão". 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 #59,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.