Which to use
“alda” is a noun and “alla” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,810
- “alda” frequency rank
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- 67123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alda | alla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaga, onda marinha | na |
Letter map: alda vs alla
Shared letters muted; letters that set alda and alla apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alda and alla follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: alda vs alla
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alda is anoun and allaacontraction. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “alda” becomes l in “alla”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alda is recorded at frequency rank #30,810, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈal.da/. 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 67123, this pair ranks #4,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alda vs alla
Shared letters: al. Private to "alda": d. Private to "alla": -.
"alda" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alda" and "alla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alda" vs "alla" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "alda" vs "alla" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alda" 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 #4,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alda" and "alla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alla vs alles". 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 #4,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.