Which to use
“alce” is a noun and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- 50755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alce | all |
|---|---|---|
| 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.] | todo |
Letter map: alce vs all
Shared letters muted; letters that set alce and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - alce and all
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alce is anoun and allanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50755, 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/. all is at rank #2,001, tagged as anadj.
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 50755, this pair ranks #14,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alce vs all
Shared letters: al. Private to "alce": ce. Private to "all": -.
"alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alce ← alcce · alec · allce · lace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alce" and "all" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alce" or "all" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "alce" vs "all" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "all" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alce" and "all" 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 #14,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.