Which to use
“alce” is a noun and “até” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- #55
- “até” frequency rank
- 48809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alce | até |
|---|---|---|
| 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.] | também, inclusive |
Where the eye mixes alce and até
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses alce with até
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alce is /ˈaɫ.sɨ/ while até is /ɐ.ˈtɛ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48809, 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/. até is at rank #55, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɛ/.
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 48809, this pair ranks #16,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alce vs até
Shared letters: a. Private to "alce": cel. Private to "até": té.
"alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "até" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alce ← alcce · alec · allce · lace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alce" and "até" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alce" or "até" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "até" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alce" and "até" 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 #16,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.