Which to use
“alla” is a contraction and “ara” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- #21,083
- “ara” frequency rank
- 57396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alla | ara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na | altar |
Letter map: alla vs ara
Shared letters muted; letters that set alla and ara apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for alla / ara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alla is acontraction and araanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alla is recorded at frequency rank #36,313, classified as acontraction. ara is at rank #21,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾɐ/.
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 57396, this pair ranks #9,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alla vs ara
Shared letters: a. Private to "alla": l. Private to "ara": r.
"alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ara" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alla ← alal · lala
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alla" for "ara" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alla" vs "ara" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "alla" vs "ara" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alla" and "ara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alla 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 #9,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.