Which to use
“acs” and “alce” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,775
- “acs” frequency rank
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- 98529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acs | alce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | olho (órgão da visão) | mamífero artiodáctilo da família dos cervídeos (Alces alces), que ocorre nas regiões frias ao norte do hemisfério norte; de pelagem escura, ponta do focinho larga e arqueada e grande galhada espalmada, com numerosas pontas, presente somente nos machos [É o maior dos cervídeos, alcançando até 3 m de comprimento.] |
Where the eye mixes acs and alce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. acs runs 3 letters (VCC) against alce's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acs and alce
A purely visual mix-up. acs ([ats]) and alce (/ˈaɫ.sɨ/) 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 98529, 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]. alce is at rank #48,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɫ.sɨ/.
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 98529, this pair ranks #7 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acs vs alce
Shared letters: ac. Private to "acs": s. Private to "alce": el.
"acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alce ← alcce · alec · allce · lace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acs" and "alce" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acs" vs "alce" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acs" and "alce" 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 #7 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.