Which to use
“alçada” and “arcade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,518
- “alçada” frequency rank
- #27,734
- “arcade” frequency rank
- 50252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçada | arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | limite de ação de um magistrado | arcada |
Where the eye mixes alçada and arcade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. alçada and arcade follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alçada with arcade
A purely visual mix-up. alçada (/aɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/) and arcade (/ɑrˈkeɪd/) 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 50252, 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/. arcade is at rank #27,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɑrˈkeɪd/.
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 50252, this pair ranks #14,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçada vs arcade
Shared letters: ad. Private to "alçada": lç. Private to "arcade": cer.
"alçada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arcade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arcade ← acrade · aracde · arcadde · arcaed · arccade · arcdae · arrcade · racade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alçada" and "arcade" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alçada" vs "arcade" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alçada" and "arcade" 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 "arcade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçada" and "arcade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs alçada". 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 #14,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.