Which to use
“achado” and “aliado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,114
- “achado” frequency rank
- #5,163
- “aliado” frequency rank
- 15277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achado | aliado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de achar | entidade (pessoa, time, estado, etc) que se aliou a outra entidade |
Letter map: achado vs aliado
Shared letters muted; letters that set achado and aliado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. achado (VCCVCV) and aliado (VCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: achado and aliado
achado and aliado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achado is recorded at frequency rank #10,114, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʃa.du/. aliado is at rank #5,163, tagged as anoun.
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 15277, this pair ranks #56,584 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achado vs aliado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "achado": ch. Private to "aliado": il.
"achado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "aliado" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "achado" vs "aliado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "achado" and "aliado". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "achado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aliado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,584 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achado" and "aliado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achado vs achatado". 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 #56,584 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.