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“alienar” and “alinhar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,979
- “alienar” frequency rank
- #21,073
- “alinhar” frequency rank
- 60052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alienar | alinhar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (prep. a, para) transferir legitimamente para outrem a propriedade, o direito ou o domínio que tem sobre algo | dispor em linha reta |
Where the eye mixes alienar and alinhar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alienar vs alinhar
A purely visual mix-up. alienar (/ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ/) and alinhar (/a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alienar is recorded at frequency rank #38,979, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ/. alinhar is at rank #21,073, tagged as averb, pronounced /a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/.
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 60052, this pair ranks #7,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alienar vs alinhar
Shared letters: ailnr. Private to "alienar": e. Private to "alinhar": h.
"alienar" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "alinhar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alienar" for "alinhar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alienar" or "alinhar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alienar" and "alinhar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alienar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alinhar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alienar" and "alinhar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afinar vs alienar". 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 #7,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.