Which to use
“alce” and “ápice” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- #14,267
- “ápice” frequency rank
- 63021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alce | ápice |
|---|---|---|
| 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.] | topo, cume |
Where the eye mixes alce and ápice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. alce runs 4 letters (VCCV) against ápice's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alce vs ápice
A purely visual mix-up. alce (/ˈaɫ.sɨ/) and ápice (/ˈa.pi.sɨ/) 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 63021, 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/. ápice is at rank #14,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.pi.sɨ/.
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 63021, this pair ranks #6,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alce vs ápice
Shared letters: ce. Private to "alce": al. Private to "ápice": ipá.
"alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ápice" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alce ← alcce · alec · allce · lace
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alce" for "ápice" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alce" or "ápice" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ápice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alce" and "ápice" 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 #6,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.