Which to use
“alojar” and “alugar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,764
- “alojar” frequency rank
- #9,951
- “alugar” frequency rank
- 52715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alojar | alugar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | enlojar | dar de aluguel |
Where the eye mixes alojar and alugar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alojar and alugar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alojar vs alugar
A purely visual mix-up. alojar (/ɐ.lu.ˈʒaɾ/) and alugar (/ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alojar is recorded at frequency rank #42,764, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lu.ˈʒaɾ/. alugar is at rank #9,951, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 52715, this pair ranks #12,552 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alojar vs alugar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "alojar": jo. Private to "alugar": gu.
"alojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alugar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alojar" for "alugar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alojar" vs "alugar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alojar" and "alugar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alojar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alugar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,552 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alojar" and "alugar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs alojar". 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 #12,552 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.