Which to use
“alla” is a contraction and “avelã” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- #35,019
- “avelã” frequency rank
- 71332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alla | avelã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na | fruta gerada pela avelãzeira, avelaneira ou aveleira, (Corylus avellana) |
Letter map: alla vs avelã
Shared letters muted; letters that set alla and avelã apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. alla runs 4 letters (VCCV) against avelã's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for alla / avelã
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alla is acontraction and avelãanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alla is recorded at frequency rank #36,313, classified as acontraction. avelã is at rank #35,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.vɨ.ˈlɐ̃/.
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 71332, this pair ranks #3,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alla vs avelã
Shared letters: al. Private to "alla": -. Private to "avelã": evã.
"alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "avelã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alla ← alal · lala
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alla" and "avelã" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alla" vs "avelã" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "alla" vs "avelã" 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 "avelã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alla" and "avelã" 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 #3,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.