Which to use
“alemã” is an adjective and “avelã” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,970
- “alemã” frequency rank
- #35,019
- “avelã” frequency rank
- 39989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alemã | avelã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina de alemão | fruta gerada pela avelãzeira, avelaneira ou aveleira, (Corylus avellana) |
Letter map: alemã vs avelã
Shared letters muted; letters that set alemã and avelã apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alemã and avelã follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - alemã and avelã
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alemã is anadjective and avelãanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alemã is recorded at frequency rank #4,970, classified as anadj. avelã is at rank #35,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.vɨ.ˈlɐ̃/.
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 39989, this pair ranks #26,179 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alemã vs avelã
Shared letters: aelã. Private to "alemã": m. Private to "avelã": v.
"alemã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "avelã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alemã" for "avelã" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "alemã" and "avelã". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "alemã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avelã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,179 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alemã" and "avelã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ateia vs avelã". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,179 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.