Which to use
“alce” and “ale” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- #17,419
- “ale” frequency rank
- 66173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alce | ale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mamífero artiodáctilo da família dos cervídeos (Alces alces), que ocorre nas regiões frias ao norte do hemisfério norte; de pelagem escura, ponta do focinho larga e arqueada e grande galhada espalmada, com numerosas pontas, presente somente nos machos [É o maior dos cervídeos, alcançando até 3 m de comprimento.] | reflexo da lua na água |
Where the eye mixes alce and ale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alce vs ale
A purely visual mix-up. alce (/ˈaɫ.sɨ/) and ale (/a.ˈle/) 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 66173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alce is recorded at frequency rank #48,754, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɫ.sɨ/. ale is at rank #17,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈle/.
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 66173, this pair ranks #5,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alce vs ale
Shared letters: ael. Private to "alce": c. Private to "ale": -.
"alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ale" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alce ← alcce · alec · allce · lace
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alce" for "ale" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alce" and "ale" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alce" and "ale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs 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 #5,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.