Which to use
“alce” is a noun and “alla” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- 85067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alce | alla |
|---|---|---|
| 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.] | na |
Letter map: alce vs alla
Shared letters muted; letters that set alce and alla apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. alce and alla follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - alce and alla
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alce is anoun and allaacontraction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85067, 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/. 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 85067, this pair ranks #723 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alce vs alla
Shared letters: al. Private to "alce": ce. Private to "alla": -.
"alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alce" and "alla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alce" vs "alla" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "alce" 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 #723 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alce" and "alla" 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 #723 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.