Which to use
“acne” is a noun and “alone” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,830
- “acne” frequency rank
- #11,577
- “alone” frequency rank
- 44407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acne | alone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condição que consiste em erupções da pele causadas por inflamações e acúmulo de secreção | sozinho |
Where the eye mixes acne and alone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acne and alone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acne is /ˈak.nɨ/ while alone is /əˈloʊn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acne is recorded at frequency rank #32,830, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈak.nɨ/. alone is at rank #11,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈloʊn/.
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 44407, this pair ranks #21,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acne vs alone
Shared letters: aen. Private to "acne": c. Private to "alone": lo.
"acne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acne" and "alone" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acne" vs "alone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acne" and "alone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acne vs acs". 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 #21,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.