Which to use
“ale” is a noun and “alô” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,419
- “ale” frequency rank
- #4,874
- “alô” frequency rank
- 22293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ale | alô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reflexo da lua na água | lá, alá, podendo indicar um lugar, um tempo, mais afastado que lá |
Letter map: ale vs alô
Shared letters muted; letters that set ale and alô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ale / alô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ale is anoun and alôanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “ale” becomes ô in “alô”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ale is recorded at frequency rank #17,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈle/. alô is at rank #4,874, tagged as anadv.
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 22293, this pair ranks #47,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ale vs alô
Shared letters: al. Private to "ale": e. Private to "alô": ô.
"ale" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "alô" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ale" and "alô" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ale" or "alô" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "ale" and "alô". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ale" and "alô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ale". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.