Which to use
“aia” is a noun and “alla” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,961
- “aia” frequency rank
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- 76274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aia | alla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | criada para companhia | na |
Letter map: aia vs alla
Shared letters muted; letters that set aia and alla apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. aia runs 3 letters (VVV) against alla's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - aia and alla
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aia is anoun and allaacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aia is recorded at frequency rank #39,961, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaj.ɐ/. alla is at rank #36,313, tagged as acontraction.
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 76274, this pair ranks #2,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aia vs alla
Shared letters: a. Private to "aia": i. Private to "alla": l.
"aia" · 3 letters · shape VVV · "alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alla ← alal · lala
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aia" for "alla" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aia" vs "alla" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "aia" and "alla".
- Full dictionary entry for "aia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aia" and "alla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs aia". 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 #2,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.