aliásvsalmaTell them apart

Quick tell: aliás is a adverb, alma is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aliás” is an adverb and “alma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,661
“aliás” frequency rank
#1,205
“alma” frequency rank
3866
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aliás alma
Definition de outra maneira psique ou psiquê

Letter map: aliás vs alma

Shared letters muted; letters that set aliás and alma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
aliás
4 ch
alma

Role in the sentence - aliás and alma

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aliás is anadverb and almaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aliás is recorded at frequency rank #2,661, classified as anadv. alma is at rank #1,205, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɫ.mɐ/.

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 3866, this pair ranks #71,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aliás vs alma

Shared letters: al. Private to "aliás": isá. Private to "alma": m.

"aliás" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC  ·  "alma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • almaalam · allma · almma · amla

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aliás" and "alma" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aliás" is an adverb and "alma" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aliás" or "alma"?
"alma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,205 in our Portuguese list, against #2,661 for "aliás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "aliás" vs "alma" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aliás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aliás" and "alma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aliás vs alles". 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 #71,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list