Which to use
“ach” is an intj and “alce” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,212
- “ach” frequency rank
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- 96966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ach | alce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oh | mamífero artiodáctilo da família dos cervídeos (Alces alces), que ocorre nas regiões frias ao norte do hemisfério norte; de pelagem escura, ponta do focinho larga e arqueada e grande galhada espalmada, com numerosas pontas, presente somente nos machos [É o maior dos cervídeos, alcançando até 3 m de comprimento.] |
Letter map: ach vs alce
Shared letters muted; letters that set ach and alce apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ach runs 3 letters (VCC) against alce's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ach vs alce
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ach is anintj and alceanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ach is recorded at frequency rank #48,212, classified as anintj. alce is at rank #48,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɫ.sɨ/.
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 96966, this pair ranks #34 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ach vs alce
Shared letters: ac. Private to "ach": h. Private to "alce": el.
"ach" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alce ← alcce · alec · allce · lace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ach" and "alce" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ach" or "alce" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "ach" vs "alce" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ach" and "alce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs alce". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.