Which to use
“ala” is a noun and “alado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,137
- “ala” frequency rank
- #47,708
- “alado” frequency rank
- 53845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ala | alado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de objetos dispostos de maneira a formar uma linha | que tem asas |
Where the eye mixes ala and alado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ala runs 3 letters (VCV) against alado's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ala with alado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ala is /ˈa.lɐ/ while alado is /a.ˈla.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ala” sits inside “alado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ala is recorded at frequency rank #6,137, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.lɐ/. alado is at rank #47,708, tagged as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈla.du/.
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 53845, this pair ranks #11,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ala vs alado
Shared letters: al. Private to "ala": -. Private to "alado": do.
"ala" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "alado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alado ← aaldo · aladdo · alaod · aldao · allado · laado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ala" and "alado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ala" or "alado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ala" and "alado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs álamo". 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 #11,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.