Which to use
“alado” is an adjective and “alude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,708
- “alado” frequency rank
- #37,180
- “alude” frequency rank
- 84888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alado | alude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem asas | o mesmo que avalancha |
Where the eye mixes alado and alude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. alado and alude follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alado and alude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alado is /a.ˈla.du/ while alude is /ɐ.ˈlu.dɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84888, 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/. alude is at rank #37,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈlu.dɨ/.
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 84888, this pair ranks #743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alado vs alude
Shared letters: adl. Private to "alado": o. Private to "alude": eu.
"alado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alude" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alado" for "alude" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alado" or "alude" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alado" and "alude" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alado" and "alude" 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 #743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.