Which to use
“alegação” and “alocação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,382
- “alegação” frequency rank
- #23,886
- “alocação” frequency rank
- 35268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegação | alocação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arrazoado em favor de uma causa | ato ou efeito de alocar |
Where the eye mixes alegação and alocação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegação and alocação follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alegação with alocação
A purely visual mix-up. alegação (/ɐ.lɨ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and alocação (/ɐ.lu.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 35268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegação is recorded at frequency rank #11,382, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.lɨ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. alocação is at rank #23,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.lu.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 35268, this pair ranks #31,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alegação vs alocação
Shared letters: aloãç. Private to "alegação": eg. Private to "alocação": c.
"alegação" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "alocação" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegação" and "alocação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alegação" or "alocação"?
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 "alegação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alocação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegação" and "alocação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçapão vs alocação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.