Which to use
“alda” and “área” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,810
- “alda” frequency rank
- #294
- “área” frequency rank
- 31104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alda | área |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaga, onda marinha | medida de uma superfície |
Where the eye mixes alda and área
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alda vs área
A purely visual mix-up. alda (/ˈal.da/) and área (/ˈa.ɾjɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31104, 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/. área is at rank #294, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾjɐ/.
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 31104, this pair ranks #37,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alda vs área
Shared letters: a. Private to "alda": dl. Private to "área": erá.
"alda" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "área" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alda ← adla · alad · aldda · allda · lada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alda" for "área" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alda" or "área" 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 "alda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "área" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alda" and "área" 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 #37,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.