Which to use
“alçada” and “alçapão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,518
- “alçada” frequency rank
- #45,176
- “alçapão” frequency rank
- 67694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçada | alçapão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | limite de ação de um magistrado | porta ou tampa horizontal, que comunica um pavimento com outro que lhe fica inferior |
Where the eye mixes alçada and alçapão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alçada vs alçapão
A purely visual mix-up. alçada (/aɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/) and alçapão (/aɫ.sɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alçada is recorded at frequency rank #22,518, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/. alçapão is at rank #45,176, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.sɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/.
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 67694, this pair ranks #4,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçada vs alçapão
Shared letters: alç. Private to "alçada": d. Private to "alçapão": opã.
"alçada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "alçapão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alçada" and "alçapão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alçada" vs "alçapão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alçada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alçapão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçada" and "alçapão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçapão vs alcatrão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.