Which to use
“alçapão” and “alocação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,176
- “alçapão” frequency rank
- #23,886
- “alocação” frequency rank
- 69062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçapão | alocação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porta ou tampa horizontal, que comunica um pavimento com outro que lhe fica inferior | ato ou efeito de alocar |
Where the eye mixes alçapão and alocação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alçapão runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against alocação's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alçapão with alocação
A purely visual mix-up. alçapão (/aɫ.sɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) and alocação (/ɐ.lu.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 69062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alçapão is recorded at frequency rank #45,176, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.sɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/. alocação is at rank #23,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.lu.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 69062, this pair ranks #4,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçapão vs alocação
Shared letters: aloãç. Private to "alçapão": p. Private to "alocação": c.
"alçapão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "alocação" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alçapão" and "alocação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alçapão" or "alocação" show up more?
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 "alçapão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alocação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçapão" and "alocação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçapão vs alcatrão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.