Which to use
“alemã” and “alemão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,970
- “alemã” frequency rank
- #2,348
- “alemão” frequency rank
- 7318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alemã | alemão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina de alemão | natural da Alemanha |
Letter map: alemã vs alemão
Shared letters muted; letters that set alemã and alemão apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. alemã runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against alemão's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: alemã and alemão
alemã and alemão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “alemã” sits inside “alemão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alemã is recorded at frequency rank #4,970, classified as anadj. alemão is at rank #2,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced /a.le.ˈmãw/.
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 7318, this pair ranks #66,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alemã vs alemão
Shared letters: aelmã. Private to "alemã": -. Private to "alemão": o.
"alemã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alemão" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alemã" for "alemão" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alemã" or "alemão" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "alemã" vs "alemão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alemã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alemão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alemã" and "alemão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alemã vs ateia". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.