aquecervsàqueleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aquecer is a verb, àquele is a contraction, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aquecer” is a verb and “àquele” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,584
“aquecer” frequency rank
#10,461
“àquele” frequency rank
22045
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aquecer àquele
Definition transitivo contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquele

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aquecer and àquele apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
aquecer
6 ch
àquele

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aquecer is averb and àqueleacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aquecer is recorded at frequency rank #11,584, classified as averb. àquele is at rank #10,461, tagged as acontraction.

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 22045, this pair ranks #48,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aquecer vs àquele

Shared letters: equ. Private to "aquecer": acr. Private to "àquele": .

"aquecer" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC  ·  "àquele" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aqueceraqeucer · aqquecer · aquceer · aqueccer · aquecerr · aquecre · aqueecr · auqecer

Frequency comparison

aquecer#11,584
àquele#10,461

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aquecer" and "àquele" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aquecer" is a verb and "àquele" a contraction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aquecer" or "àquele"?
"àquele" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,461 in our Portuguese list, against #11,584 for "aquecer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aquecer vs àquele

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “aquecer”; for a contraction, it's “àquele”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aquecer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list