Which to use
“alçar” and “aplacar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,259
- “alçar” frequency rank
- #43,760
- “aplacar” frequency rank
- 87019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alçar | aplacar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar mais alto, altear, erguer | reduzir a força ou a intensidade de; acalmar, atenuar, minorar |
Where the eye mixes alçar and aplacar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alçar runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against aplacar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alçar and aplacar
A purely visual mix-up. alçar (/aɫ.ˈsaɾ/) and aplacar (/ɐ.plɐ.ˈkaɾ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87019, 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/. aplacar is at rank #43,760, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.plɐ.ˈkaɾ/.
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 87019, this pair ranks #525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alçar vs aplacar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "alçar": ç. Private to "aplacar": cp.
"alçar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "aplacar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aplacar ← alpacar · apalcar · aplaacr · aplacarr · aplaccar · aplacra · aplcaar · apllacar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alçar" and "aplacar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alçar" or "aplacar"?
Useful next steps
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 "aplacar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alçar" and "aplacar" 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 #525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.