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“Adler” and “ale” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,427
“Adler” frequency rank
#17,419
“ale” frequency rank
45846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Adler ale
Definition águia reflexo da lua na água

Where the eye mixes Adler and ale

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Adler
3 ch
ale

Look-alike desk: Adler vs ale

A purely visual mix-up. Adler (/'aːdlɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and ale (/a.ˈle/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Adler is recorded at frequency rank #28,427, classified as anoun, pronounced /'aːdlɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?). ale is at rank #17,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈle/.

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 45846, this pair ranks #19,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Adler vs ale

Shared letters: ael. Private to "Adler": dr. Private to "ale": -.

"Adler" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "ale" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Adleraddler · adelr · adlerr · adller · adlre · alder · daler

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Adler" and "ale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/'aːdlɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) versus /a.ˈle/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Adler" vs "ale" - which ranks higher?
"ale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,419 in our Portuguese list, against #28,427 for "Adler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Adler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Adler" and "ale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adler vs alles". 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 #19,536 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