Which to use
“alçar” and “alegar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,259
- “alçar” frequency rank
- #19,616
- “alegar” frequency rank
- 62875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçar | alegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar mais alto, altear, erguer | citar |
Where the eye mixes alçar and alegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alçar runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against alegar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alçar vs alegar
A purely visual mix-up. alçar (/aɫ.ˈsaɾ/) and alegar (/ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 62875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alçar is recorded at frequency rank #43,259, classified as averb, pronounced /aɫ.ˈsaɾ/. alegar is at rank #19,616, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 62875, this pair ranks #6,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçar vs alegar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "alçar": ç. Private to "alegar": eg.
"alçar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alegar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alegar ← aelgar · aleagr · alegarr · aleggar · alegra · algear · allegar · laegar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alçar" and "alegar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alçar" or "alegar" 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 "alçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçar" and "alegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs alce". 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 #6,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.