Which to use
“álamo” is a noun and “alô” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,741
- “álamo” frequency rank
- #4,874
- “alô” frequency rank
- 47615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | álamo | alô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore da espécie Populus nigra | lá, alá, podendo indicar um lugar, um tempo, mais afastado que lá |
Letter map: álamo vs alô
Shared letters muted; letters that set álamo and alô apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. álamo 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 - álamo and alô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: álamo is anoun and alôanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
álamo is recorded at frequency rank #42,741, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.lɐ.mu/. 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 47615, this pair ranks #17,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of álamo vs alô
Shared letters: al. Private to "álamo": moá. Private to "alô": ô.
"álamo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alô" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "álamo" and "alô" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "álamo" vs "alô" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "álamo" and "alô". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "álamo" 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 #17,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "álamo" and "alô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs álamo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #17,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.