Which to use
“acha” is a noun and “alla” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #547
- “acha” frequency rank
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- 36860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acha | alla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavaca | na |
Letter map: acha vs alla
Shared letters muted; letters that set acha and alla apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for acha / alla
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acha is anoun and allaacontraction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acha is recorded at frequency rank #547, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ʃɐ/. alla is at rank #36,313, tagged as acontraction.
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 36860, this pair ranks #29,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acha vs alla
Shared letters: a. Private to "acha": ch. Private to "alla": l.
"acha" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acha" and "alla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acha" or "alla"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "acha" and "alla".
- Full dictionary entry for "acha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acha" and "alla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alla vs alles". 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 #29,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.