Which to use
“àquela” is a contraction and “aula” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,603
- “àquela” frequency rank
- #1,186
- “aula” frequency rank
- 10789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | àquela | aula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquela | sala em que se leciona |
Letter map: àquela vs aula
Shared letters muted; letters that set àquela and aula apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. àquela runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against aula's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: àquela vs aula
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: àquela is acontraction and aulaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
àquela is recorded at frequency rank #9,603, classified as acontraction. aula is at rank #1,186, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaułɜ/.
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 10789, this pair ranks #62,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of àquela vs aula
Shared letters: alu. Private to "àquela": eqà. Private to "aula": -.
"àquela" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "aula" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aula ← alua · aual · aulla · uala
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "àquela" and "aula" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "àquela" or "aula"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "àquela" and "aula".
- Full dictionary entry for "àquela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "àquela" and "aula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "audaz vs aula". 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 #62,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.