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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.
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
- Adler ← addler · adelr · adlerr · adller · adlre · alder · daler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Adler" and "ale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Adler" vs "ale" - which ranks higher?
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.