Which to use
“alçar” is a verb and “alla” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,259
- “alçar” frequency rank
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- 79572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçar | alla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar mais alto, altear, erguer | na |
Letter map: alçar vs alla
Shared letters muted; letters that set alçar and alla apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alçar runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against alla's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for alçar / alla
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alçar is averb and allaacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79572, 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/. alla is at rank #36,313, tagged as acontraction.
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 79572, this pair ranks #1,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçar vs alla
Shared letters: al. Private to "alçar": rç. Private to "alla": -.
"alçar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alla ← alal · lala
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alçar" and "alla" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alçar" or "alla"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alçar" and "alla".
- Full dictionary entry for "alçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçar" and "alla" 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 #1,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.