Which to use
“alcance” and “alface” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,608
- “alcance” frequency rank
- #17,420
- “alface” frequency rank
- 20028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcance | alface |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a distância sobre a qual um objeto pode ser enviado ou arremessado ou pela qual um som pode ser escutado | planta herbácea da família das Compostas muito utilizada em saladas; de nome científico: Lactuca sativa |
Where the eye mixes alcance and alface
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alcance runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against alface's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alcance with alface
A purely visual mix-up. alcance (/aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/) and alface (/aɫ.ˈfa.sɨ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcance is recorded at frequency rank #2,608, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈkɐ̃.sɨ/. alface is at rank #17,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈfa.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 20028, this pair ranks #50,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alcance vs alface
Shared letters: acel. Private to "alcance": n. Private to "alface": f.
"alcance" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "alface" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alcance" for "alface" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alcance" vs "alface" - 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 "alcance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alface" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcance" and "alface" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alce vs alface". 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 #50,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.