Which to use
“alô” is an adverb and “alone” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,874
- “alô” frequency rank
- #11,577
- “alone” frequency rank
- 16451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alô | alone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lá, alá, podendo indicar um lugar, um tempo, mais afastado que lá | sozinho |
Letter map: alô vs alone
Shared letters muted; letters that set alô and alone apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - alô and alone
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alô is anadverb and aloneanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alô is recorded at frequency rank #4,874, classified as anadv. alone is at rank #11,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈloʊn/.
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 16451, this pair ranks #55,080 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alô vs alone
Shared letters: al. Private to "alô": ô. Private to "alone": eno.
"alô" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "alone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alone ← allone · alnoe · aloen · alonne · aolne · laone
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alô" and "alone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alô" or "alone"?
Useful next steps
Pair "alô" vs "alone" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alô" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,080 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alô" and "alone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alce vs alone". 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 #55,080 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.