Which to use
“aliar” and “alisar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,190
- “aliar” frequency rank
- #41,330
- “alisar” frequency rank
- 61520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aliar | alisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer ligação de | tornar liso |
Where the eye mixes aliar and alisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aliar with alisar
A purely visual mix-up. aliar (/ɐ.ˈljaɾ/) and alisar (/ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aliar is recorded at frequency rank #20,190, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈljaɾ/. alisar is at rank #41,330, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/.
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 61520, this pair ranks #7,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aliar vs alisar
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "aliar": -. Private to "alisar": s.
"aliar" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "alisar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aliar" for "alisar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aliar" vs "alisar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aliar" and "alisar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aliar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aliar" and "alisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs alisar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #7,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.