Which to use
“alecrim” and “alegria” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,512
- “alecrim” frequency rank
- #1,696
- “alegria” frequency rank
- 26208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alecrim | alegria |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta da espécie Rosmarinus officinalis, da família das lamiáceas | contentamento |
Where the eye mixes alecrim and alegria
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alecrim (VCVCCVC) and alegria (VCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: alecrim vs alegria
A purely visual mix-up. alecrim (/a.le.ˈkɾĩj/) and alegria (/ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡɾi.ɐ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alecrim is recorded at frequency rank #24,512, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.le.ˈkɾĩj/. alegria is at rank #1,696, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡɾi.ɐ/.
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 26208, this pair ranks #42,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alecrim vs alegria
Shared letters: aeilr. Private to "alecrim": cm. Private to "alegria": g.
"alecrim" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alegria" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alecrim" and "alegria" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alecrim" vs "alegria" - which ranks higher?
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 "alecrim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegria" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alecrim" and "alegria" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegria vs alegro". 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 #42,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.