ala

/ˈa.lɐ/

//ˈa.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ala” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #6,137) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#6,137
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de objetos dispostos de maneira a formar uma linha

Corpus desk

Index PT-ala · ala · Portuguese

ala · rank #6,137 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,137
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acre

Nearest frequency peer: Acre (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “ala”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “ala” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ala vs As
0% similar
ala vs ao
33% similar
ala vs ar
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ala
PropertyValue
Headwordala
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈa.lɐ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#6,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “ala”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).alacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Acre” (#6,136), “apropriado” (#6,140), “visite” (#6,132). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ala” fica em #6,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ala is neighbouring look-alikes ("As", "ao", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈa.lɐ/. Frequency #6,137 among 1,900 “A” headwords. 8 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ala in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ao", "ar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ala, spelled A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de objetos dispostos de maneira a formar uma linha
  2. 2
    subconjunto em um grupo de indivíduos (especialmente um partido político) que compartilham ideias semelhantes:
  3. 3
    extensão do corpo principal de um prédio
  4. 4
    flanco das legiões de infantaria ou cavalaria
  5. 5
    parte do campo de jogo ou da quadra próxima às suas linhas laterais
  6. 6
    jogador que atua principalmente nesta faixa do campo ou da quadra
  7. 7
    cada uma das duas metades de um tabuleiro (dividido verticalmente)
  8. 8
    órgão responsável pelo voo em aves e insetos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ala appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a ala moderada do partido de oposição

Synonyms

alinhamentofilafileirarenqueasa

This word in other languages

row(English)ala(Español)aile(Français)Flügel(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ala"?
"ala" is spelled A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈa.lɐ/.
What does "ala" mean?
As a noun, "ala" means: conjunto de objetos dispostos de maneira a formar uma linha
What words are commonly confused with "ala"?
"ala" is commonly confused with "As", "ao", "ar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ala" is /ˈa.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ala" come from?
"ala" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hey#6,190vós#6,014boi#6,270hot#6,301

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list