Which to use
“altar” and “altura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,141
- “altar” frequency rank
- #905
- “altura” frequency rank
- 9046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altar | altura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrutura elevada perante a qual cerimônias religiosas são realizadas ou na qual sacrifícios podem ser oferecidos aos deuses, ancestrais, etc | comprimento de um objeto medido da base até o topo |
Letter map: altar vs altura
Shared letters muted; letters that set altar and altura apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. altar runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against altura's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: altar and altura
altar and altura are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altar is recorded at frequency rank #8,141, classified as anoun. altura is at rank #905, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
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 9046, this pair ranks #64,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of altar vs altura
Shared letters: alrt. Private to "altar": -. Private to "altura": u.
"altar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "altura" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "altar" for "altura" ever safe?
Frequency check: "altar" vs "altura" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "altar" vs "altura" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "altar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "altura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altar" and "altura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "altar vs atar". 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 #64,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.