Which to use
“adega” and “aldeia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,768
- “adega” frequency rank
- #2,300
- “aldeia” frequency rank
- 23068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adega | aldeia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar onde o vinho é armazenado | pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria |
Letter map: adega vs aldeia
Shared letters muted; letters that set adega and aldeia apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - adega / aldeia
adega and aldeia are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adega is recorded at frequency rank #20,768, classified as anoun. aldeia is at rank #2,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/.
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 23068, this pair ranks #46,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adega vs aldeia
Shared letters: ade. Private to "adega": g. Private to "aldeia": il.
"adega" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "aldeia" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adega" for "aldeia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adega" vs "aldeia" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "adega" and "aldeia".
- Full dictionary entry for "adega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aldeia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adega" and "aldeia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adega vs ateia". 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 #46,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.