Which to use
“alce” is a noun and “alô” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- #4,874
- “alô” frequency rank
- 53628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alce | alô |
|---|---|---|
| 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.] | lá, alá, podendo indicar um lugar, um tempo, mais afastado que lá |
Letter map: alce vs alô
Shared letters muted; letters that set alce and alô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. alce runs 4 letters (VCCV) against alô's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - alce and alô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alce is anoun and alôanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53628, 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/. alô is at rank #4,874, tagged as anadv.
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 53628, this pair ranks #11,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alce vs alô
Shared letters: al. Private to "alce": ce. Private to "alô": ô.
"alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alô" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alce ← alcce · alec · allce · lace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alce" and "alô" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alce" vs "alô" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alce" and "alô".
- Full dictionary entry for "alce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alce" and "alô" 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 #11,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.