Which to use
“alçada” and “alda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,518
- “alçada” frequency rank
- #30,810
- “alda” frequency rank
- 53328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçada | alda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | limite de ação de um magistrado | vaga, onda marinha |
Where the eye mixes alçada and alda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alçada runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against alda's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alçada and alda
A purely visual mix-up. alçada (/aɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/) and alda (/ˈal.da/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53328, 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/. alda is at rank #30,810, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈal.da/.
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 53328, this pair ranks #12,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçada vs alda
Shared letters: adl. Private to "alçada": ç. Private to "alda": -.
"alçada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "alda" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alda ← adla · alad · aldda · allda · lada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alçada" for "alda" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alçada" vs "alda" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "alda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçada" and "alda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alda vs audaz". 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 #12,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.