Which to use
“alla” is a contraction and “asma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- #15,737
- “asma” frequency rank
- 52050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alla | asma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na | doença inflamatória crônica caracterizada por obstrução ao fluxo de ar nas vias respiratórias, cuja causa não está completamente elucidada |
Letter map: alla vs asma
Shared letters muted; letters that set alla and asma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for alla / asma
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alla is acontraction and asmaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alla is recorded at frequency rank #36,313, classified as acontraction. asma is at rank #15,737, tagged as anoun.
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 52050, this pair ranks #13,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alla vs asma
Shared letters: a. Private to "alla": l. Private to "asma": ms.
"alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "asma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alla" and "asma" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alla" vs "asma" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "alla" and "asma". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alla" and "asma" 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 #13,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.