Which to use
“acusar” and “alisar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,117
- “acusar” frequency rank
- #41,330
- “alisar” frequency rank
- 51447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acusar | alisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | culpar, incriminar | tornar liso |
Where the eye mixes acusar and alisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acusar and alisar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acusar with alisar
A purely visual mix-up. acusar (/ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ/) and alisar (/ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acusar is recorded at frequency rank #10,117, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ/. alisar is at rank #41,330, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/.
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 51447, this pair ranks #13,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acusar vs alisar
Shared letters: ars. Private to "acusar": cu. Private to "alisar": il.
"acusar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alisar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acusar" and "alisar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "acusar" or "alisar" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acusar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acusar" and "alisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs alisar". 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 #13,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.