alcance

/aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/

//aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ// noun

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The verdict

“alcance” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,608
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a distância sobre a qual um objeto pode ser enviado ou arremessado ou pela qual um som pode ser escutado

Corpus desk

Index PT-alcance · alcance · Portuguese

alcance · rank #2,608 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,608
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH vestido

Nearest frequency peer: vestido (-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 “alcance”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alcance” 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).

alcance vs alface
71% similar
alcance vs aliança
57% similar
alcance vs alcançar
63% similar

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

Key facts for alcance
PropertyValue
Headwordalcance
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,608
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “alcance”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).alcancecai 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 “vestido” (#2,607), “Alexandre” (#2,609), “atender” (#2,611). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alcance” fica em #2,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alcance (IPA /aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,608 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcance, with forms such as "aclance", "alacnce", and "alcacne". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "alface", "aliança", "alcançar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is alcance, spelled A-L-C-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    a distância sobre a qual um objeto pode ser enviado ou arremessado ou pela qual um som pode ser escutado
  2. 2
    a distância que alguém pode esticar seu braço
  3. 3
    o quanto uma idéia ou teoria é aceita por um determinado grupo de pessoas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A FAB não tem mísseis ar-ar de médio alcance, mísseis ar-superfície, helicópteros de ataque e bombas inteligentes - equipamentos que constam dos inventários do Peru, Venezuela e Chile.
  2. O Planalto admitiu entregar alguns anéis ao PSDB depois de fazer e refazer as contas que desembocavam, todas, num ponto de interrogação sobre o alcance da fidelidade da sua maioria nominal de 53 membros - 4 além dos 49 necessários.

This word in other languages

range(English)alcance(Español)portée(Français)Reichweite(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclance
  • alacnce
  • alcacne
  • alcancce
  • alcanec
  • alcannce
  • alccance
  • alcnace
  • allcance
  • lacance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcance - 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.

aclance2alacnce2alcacne2alcancce1alcanec2alcannce1alccance1alcnace2
Edit distance from "alcance"

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 "alcance"?
"alcance" is spelled A-L-C-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/.
What does "alcance" mean?
As a noun, "alcance" means: a distância sobre a qual um objeto pode ser enviado ou arremessado ou pela qual um som pode ser escutado
What words are commonly confused with "alcance"?
"alcance" is commonly confused with "alface", "aliança", "alcançar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alcance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcance" is /aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcance" come from?
"alcance" 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 "alcance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vestido#2,607atender#2,611barulho#2,613símbolo#2,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

romance10 variantsmistura10 variantsentrega10 variantsatingir10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list