Which to use
“alçar” and “alisar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,259
- “alçar” frequency rank
- #41,330
- “alisar” frequency rank
- 84589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçar | alisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar mais alto, altear, erguer | tornar liso |
Where the eye mixes alçar and alisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alçar runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against alisar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alçar with alisar
A purely visual mix-up. alçar (/aɫ.ˈsaɾ/) and alisar (/ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/) 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 84589, 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/. alisar is at rank #41,330, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/.
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 84589, this pair ranks #770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçar vs alisar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "alçar": ç. Private to "alisar": is.
"alçar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alisar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alisar ← ailsar · aliasr · alisarr · alisra · alissar · allisar · alsiar · laisar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alçar" for "alisar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alçar" vs "alisar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alçar" and "alisar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçar" and "alisar" 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 #770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.