Which to use
“alado” is an adjective and “alô” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,708
- “alado” frequency rank
- #4,874
- “alô” frequency rank
- 52582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alado | alô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem asas | lá, alá, podendo indicar um lugar, um tempo, mais afastado que lá |
Letter map: alado vs alô
Shared letters muted; letters that set alado and alô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. alado runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against alô's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - alado and alô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alado is anadjective and alôanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alado is recorded at frequency rank #47,708, classified as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈla.du/. alô is at rank #4,874, tagged as anadv.
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 52582, this pair ranks #12,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alado vs alô
Shared letters: al. Private to "alado": do. Private to "alô": ô.
"alado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alô" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alado ← aaldo · aladdo · alaod · aldao · allado · laado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alado" and "alô" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alado" or "alô"?
What to do next
Pair "alado" vs "alô" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alado" and "alô" 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 #12,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.