Which to use
“alc” and “ale” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,757
- “alc” frequency rank
- #11,500
- “ale” frequency rank
- 61257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alc | ale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of alcohol. | A beer made without hops. |
Letter map: alc vs ale
Shared letters muted; letters that set alc and ale apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
alc and ale are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - c in “alc” becomes e in “ale”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alc is recorded at frequency rank #49,757, classified as anoun. ale is at rank #11,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced /eɪl/.
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 61257, this pair ranks #95,280 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alc vs ale
Shared letters: al. Private to "alc": c. Private to "ale": e.
"alc" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ale" · 3 letters · shape VCV