Which to use
“alinhar” and “alisar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,073
- “alinhar” frequency rank
- #41,330
- “alisar” frequency rank
- 62403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alinhar | alisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dispor em linha reta | tornar liso |
Where the eye mixes alinhar and alisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses alinhar with alisar
A purely visual mix-up. alinhar (/a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/) 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 62403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alinhar is recorded at frequency rank #21,073, classified as averb, pronounced /a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/. 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 62403, this pair ranks #6,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alinhar vs alisar
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "alinhar": hn. Private to "alisar": s.
"alinhar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alisar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alinhar" for "alisar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alinhar" vs "alisar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alinhar" and "alisar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alinhar" 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 #6,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alinhar" 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 #6,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.