Which to use
“alda” and “altar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,810
- “alda” frequency rank
- #8,141
- “altar” frequency rank
- 38951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alda | altar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaga, onda marinha | estrutura elevada perante a qual cerimônias religiosas são realizadas ou na qual sacrifícios podem ser oferecidos aos deuses, ancestrais, etc |
Letter map: alda vs altar
Shared letters muted; letters that set alda and altar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alda runs 4 letters (VCCV) against altar's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on alda vs altar
alda and altar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38951, 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/. altar is at rank #8,141, tagged as anoun.
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 38951, this pair ranks #27,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alda vs altar
Shared letters: al. Private to "alda": d. Private to "altar": rt.
"alda" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "altar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alda" for "altar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alda" vs "altar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "alda" vs "altar" 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 "altar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alda" and "altar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alda vs audaz". 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 #27,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.