Which to use
“alla” is a contraction and “arma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- #1,913
- “arma” frequency rank
- 38226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alla | arma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na | instrumento usado para ataque e defesa |
Letter map: alla vs arma
Shared letters muted; letters that set alla and arma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for alla / arma
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alla is acontraction and armaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alla is recorded at frequency rank #36,313, classified as acontraction. arma is at rank #1,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɾmɐ/.
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 38226, this pair ranks #28,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alla vs arma
Shared letters: a. Private to "alla": l. Private to "arma": mr.
"alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "arma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alla" for "arma" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alla" vs "arma" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "alla" vs "arma" 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 "arma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alla" and "arma" 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 #28,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.