Which to use
“alçada” is a noun and “alçar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,518
- “alçada” frequency rank
- #43,259
- “alçar” frequency rank
- 65777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçada | alçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | limite de ação de um magistrado | colocar mais alto, altear, erguer |
Where the eye mixes alçada and alçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alçada runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against alçar's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alçada vs alçar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alçada is /aɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/ while alçar is /aɫ.ˈsaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65777, 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/. alçar is at rank #43,259, tagged as averb, pronounced /aɫ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 65777, this pair ranks #5,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçada vs alçar
Shared letters: alç. Private to "alçada": d. Private to "alçar": r.
"alçada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "alçar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alçada" and "alçar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alçada" vs "alçar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alçada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçada" and "alçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs alce". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.