acsvsalôWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: acs is a noun, alô is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acs” is a noun and “alô” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,775
“acs” frequency rank
#4,874
“alô” frequency rank
54649
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acs alô
Definition olho (órgão da visão) lá, alá, podendo indicar um lugar, um tempo, mais afastado que lá

Letter map: acs vs alô

Shared letters muted; letters that set acs and alô apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. acs (VCC) and alô (VCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
acs
3 ch
alô

Grammar separator: acs vs alô

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acs is anoun and alôanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54649, 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]. alô is at rank #4,874, tagged as anadv.

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 54649, this pair ranks #11,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acs vs alô

Shared letters: a. Private to "acs": cs. Private to "alô": lô.

"acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "alô" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acs" and "alô" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acs" is a noun and "alô" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "acs" or "alô"?
"alô" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,874 in our Portuguese list, against #49,775 for "acs". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "acs" and "alô".

  • Full dictionary entry for "acs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acs" and "alô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ASC". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #11,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list