Which to use
“alcançar” is a verb and “alcance” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,214
- “alcançar” frequency rank
- #2,608
- “alcance” frequency rank
- 4822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcançar | alcance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chegar a algum lugar ou ponto | a distância sobre a qual um objeto pode ser enviado ou arremessado ou pela qual um som pode ser escutado |
Where the eye mixes alcançar and alcance
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alcançar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against alcance's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alcançar and alcance
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alcançar is /aɫ.kɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/ while alcance is /aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcançar is recorded at frequency rank #2,214, classified as averb, pronounced /aɫ.kɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. alcance is at rank #2,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/.
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 4822, this pair ranks #69,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alcançar vs alcance
Shared letters: acln. Private to "alcançar": rç. Private to "alcance": e.
"alcançar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "alcance" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcance ← aclance · alacnce · alcacne · alcancce · alcanec · alcannce · alccance · alcnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alcançar" and "alcance" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alcançar" vs "alcance" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alcançar" and "alcance" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcançar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcance" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcançar" and "alcance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alavancar vs alcançar". 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 #69,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.