Which to use
“alcance” and “aliança” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,608
- “alcance” frequency rank
- #2,816
- “aliança” frequency rank
- 5424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcance | aliança |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a distância sobre a qual um objeto pode ser enviado ou arremessado ou pela qual um som pode ser escutado | ato ou efeito de aliar |
Letter map: alcance vs aliança
Shared letters muted; letters that set alcance and aliança apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. alcance (VCCVCCV) and aliança (VCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - alcance / aliança
alcance and aliança are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5424, 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/. aliança is at rank #2,816, tagged as anoun.
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 5424, this pair ranks #69,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alcance vs aliança
Shared letters: aln. Private to "alcance": ce. Private to "aliança": iç.
"alcance" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "aliança" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcance ← aclance · alacnce · alcacne · alcancce · alcanec · alcannce · alccance · alcnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alcance" and "aliança" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alcance" vs "aliança" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "alcance" vs "aliança" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aliança" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcance" and "aliança" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Albânia vs aliança". 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 #69,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.