Which to use
“alinhar” and “alongar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,073
- “alinhar” frequency rank
- #37,178
- “alongar” frequency rank
- 58251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alinhar | alongar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dispor em linha reta | tornar mais longo |
Where the eye mixes alinhar and alongar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses alinhar with alongar
A purely visual mix-up. alinhar (/a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/) and alongar (/ɐ.lõ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 58251, 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/. alongar is at rank #37,178, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lõ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 58251, this pair ranks #8,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alinhar vs alongar
Shared letters: alnr. Private to "alinhar": hi. Private to "alongar": go.
"alinhar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alongar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alinhar" and "alongar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alinhar" vs "alongar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alinhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alongar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alinhar" and "alongar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojar vs alongar". 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 #8,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.