als

conj

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The verdict

“als” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,730 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,730
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - quando (no mesmo momento em que, usado apenas com ações no passado)

Key facts for als
PropertyValue
Headwordals
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechConjunction
Letters3
Frequency rank#60,730
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “als” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). als lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

als is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,730 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as aconjunction. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "quando (no mesmo momento em que, usado apenas com ações no passado)".

als doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is als, spelled A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    quando (no mesmo momento em que, usado apenas com ações no passado)

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 "als"?
"als" is spelled A-L-S.
What does "als" mean?
As a conjunction, "als" means: quando (no mesmo momento em que, usado apenas com ações no passado)
What language does "als" come from?
"als" 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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Using “als”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list