Which to use
“acs” and “alas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,775
- “acs” frequency rank
- #17,688
- “alas” frequency rank
- 67463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acs | alas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | olho (órgão da visão) | forma plural de ala: |
Where the eye mixes acs and alas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. acs runs 3 letters (VCC) against alas's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acs and alas
A purely visual mix-up. acs ([ats]) and alas (/ˈa.lɐs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acs is recorded at frequency rank #49,775, classified as anoun, pronounced [ats]. alas is at rank #17,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.lɐs/.
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 67463, this pair ranks #4,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acs vs alas
Shared letters: as. Private to "acs": c. Private to "alas": l.
"acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "alas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alas ← aals · alass · allas · alsa · laas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acs" and "alas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acs" or "alas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acs" and "alas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acs" and "alas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ASC". 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 #4,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.