Which to use
“àquela” and “àquele” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,603
- “àquela” frequency rank
- #10,461
- “àquele” frequency rank
- 20064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | àquela | àquele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquela | contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquele |
Letter map: àquela vs àquele
Shared letters muted; letters that set àquela and àquele apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. àquela and àquele follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: àquela and àquele
àquela and àquele 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 a single letter - a in “àquela” becomes e in “àquele”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
àquela is recorded at frequency rank #9,603, classified as acontraction. 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 20064, this pair ranks #50,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of àquela vs àquele
Shared letters: elquà. Private to "àquela": a. Private to "àquele": -.
"àquela" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "àquele" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "àquela" for "àquele" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "àquela" and "àquele".
- Full dictionary entry for "àquela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "àquele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "àquela" and "àquele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "àquela vs avelã". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.