Which to use
“ali” and “alô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #593
- “ali” frequency rank
- #4,874
- “alô” frequency rank
- 5467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ali | alô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | naquele lugar | lá, alá, podendo indicar um lugar, um tempo, mais afastado que lá |
Letter map: ali vs alô
Shared letters muted; letters that set ali and alô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: ali and alô
ali and alô 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 a single letter - i in “ali” becomes ô in “alô”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ali is recorded at frequency rank #593, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈli/. alô is at rank #4,874, tagged as anadv.
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 5467, this pair ranks #69,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ali vs alô
Shared letters: al. Private to "ali": i. Private to "alô": ô.
"ali" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "alô" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ali" and "alô" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ali" or "alô" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ali" and "alô". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ali" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ali" and "alô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs alô". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.