Which to use
“alce” and “Auge” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,754
- “alce” frequency rank
- #7,866
- “Auge” frequency rank
- 56620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alce | Auge |
|---|---|---|
| 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.] | olho |
Where the eye mixes alce and Auge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. alce (VCCV) and Auge (VVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: alce vs Auge
A purely visual mix-up. alce (/ˈaɫ.sɨ/) and Auge (/ˈaʊ̯gə/])]] ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56620, 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/. Auge is at rank #7,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊ̯gə/])]] ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 56620, this pair ranks #9,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alce vs Auge
Shared letters: ae. Private to "alce": cl. Private to "Auge": gu.
"alce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alce" and "Auge" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alce" or "Auge" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alce" and "Auge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alce" and "Auge" 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 #9,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.