aldeiavsalemãWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aldeia is a noun, alemã is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aldeia” is a noun and “alemã” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,300
“aldeia” frequency rank
#4,970
“alemã” frequency rank
7270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aldeia alemã
Definition pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria forma feminina de alemão

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aldeia and alemã apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aldeia
5 ch
alemã

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aldeia is anoun and alemãanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aldeia is recorded at frequency rank #2,300, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/. alemã is at rank #4,970, tagged as anadj.

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 7270, this pair ranks #66,905 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aldeia vs alemã

Shared letters: ael. Private to "aldeia": di. Private to "alemã": .

"aldeia" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV  ·  "alemã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aldeiaadleia · alddeia · aldeai · aldiea · aledia · alldeia · ladeia

Frequency comparison

aldeia#2,300
alemã#4,970

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aldeia" and "alemã" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aldeia" is a noun and "alemã" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aldeia" or "alemã"?
"aldeia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,300 in our Portuguese list, against #4,970 for "alemã". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aldeia vs alemã

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “aldeia”; for an adjective, it's “alemã”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aldeia” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list