alemãvsanemiaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#4,970
“alemã” frequency rank
#19,325
“anemia” frequency rank
24295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alemã anemia
Definition forma feminina de alemão diminuição dos elementos vivificantes do sangue

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
alemã
6 ch
anemia

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alemã is anadjective and anemiaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alemã is recorded at frequency rank #4,970, classified as anadj. anemia is at rank #19,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.nɨ.ˈmi.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 24295, this pair ranks #45,359 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of alemã vs anemia

Shared letters: aem. Private to "alemã": . Private to "anemia": in.

"alemã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "anemia" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anemiaaenmia · aneima · anemai · anemmia · anmeia · annemia · naemia

Frequency comparison

alemã#4,970
anemia#19,325

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alemã" and "anemia" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alemã" is an adjective and "anemia" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alemã" or "anemia"?
"alemã" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,970 in our Portuguese list, against #19,325 for "anemia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering alemã vs anemia

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “alemã”; for a noun, it's “anemia”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “alemã” 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