Which to use
“acho” is a verb and “alvo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #148
- “acho” frequency rank
- #1,380
- “alvo” frequency rank
- 1528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acho | alvo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do presente do indicativo de achar. | de cor branca |
Where the eye mixes acho and alvo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acho vs alvo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acho is /ˈa.ʃo/ while alvo is /ˈaɫ.vu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acho is recorded at frequency rank #148, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈa.ʃo/. alvo is at rank #1,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈaɫ.vu/.
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 1528, this pair ranks #74,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acho vs alvo
Shared letters: ao. Private to "acho": ch. Private to "alvo": lv.
"acho" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alvo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acho" and "alvo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acho" vs "alvo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alvo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acho" and "alvo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alce vs alvo". 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 #74,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.