alas

/ˈa.lɐs/

//ˈa.lɐs// noun

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The verdict

“alas” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,688
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma plural de ala:

Corpus desk

Index PT-alas · alas · Portuguese

alas · rank #17,688 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,688
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alvará

Nearest frequency peer: alvará (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “alas”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “alas” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

alas vs As
25% similar
alas vs ali
50% similar
alas vs ama
50% similar

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

Key facts for alas
PropertyValue
Headwordalas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈa.lɐs/
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,688
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “alas”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.alascai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alvará” (#17,689), “agudo” (#17,686), “Amsterdam” (#17,692). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alas” fica em #17,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around alas (IPA /ˈa.lɐs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,688 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for alas, with forms such as "aals", "alass", and "allas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ali", "ama", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is alas, spelled A-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma plural de ala:
  2. 2
    forma plural de ala:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À frente das alas, diante da linha cartaginesa, os elefantes pareciam bastiões à distância.
  2. No esquema tático 3-5-2, os meias protegem a entrada da área e os alas cuidam das laterais.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aals
  • alass
  • allas
  • alsa
  • laas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aals2alass1allas1alsa2laas2
Edit distance from "alas"

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 "alas"?
"alas" is spelled A-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈa.lɐs/.
What does "alas" mean?
As a noun, "alas" means: forma plural de ala:
What words are commonly confused with "alas"?
"alas" is commonly confused with "As", "ali", "ama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alas" is /ˈa.lɐs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alas" come from?
"alas" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list