Which to use
“alçada” and “alvará” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,518
- “alçada” frequency rank
- #17,689
- “alvará” frequency rank
- 40207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçada | alvará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | limite de ação de um magistrado | documento emitido por autoridade administrativa ou judiciária que ordena ou permite determinado ato |
Where the eye mixes alçada and alvará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. alçada and alvará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alçada vs alvará
A purely visual mix-up. alçada (/aɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/) and alvará (/aɫ.vɐ.ˈɾa/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40207, 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/. alvará is at rank #17,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.vɐ.ˈɾa/.
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 40207, this pair ranks #25,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alçada vs alvará
Shared letters: al. Private to "alçada": dç. Private to "alvará": rvá.
"alçada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "alvará" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alçada" for "alvará" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alçada" or "alvará"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alçada" and "alvará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alçada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alvará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçada" and "alvará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs alçada". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.