Which to use
“altura” and “aura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #905
- “altura” frequency rank
- #13,887
- “aura” frequency rank
- 14792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altura | aura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comprimento de um objeto medido da base até o topo | vento brando e suave; aragem |
Where the eye mixes altura and aura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. altura runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against aura's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses altura with aura
A purely visual mix-up. altura (/aɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) and aura (/ˈaw.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altura is recorded at frequency rank #905, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. aura is at rank #13,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaw.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 14792, this pair ranks #57,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of altura vs aura
Shared letters: aru. Private to "altura": lt. Private to "aura": -.
"altura" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "aura" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "altura" and "aura" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "altura" or "aura" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "altura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altura" and "aura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "audaz vs aura". 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 #57,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.