Which to use
“àquelas” and “àquele” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,891
- “àquelas” frequency rank
- #10,461
- “àquele” frequency rank
- 30352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | àquelas | àquele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a e o pronome aquelas | contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquele |
Letter map: àquelas vs àquele
Shared letters muted; letters that set àquelas and àquele apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. àquelas runs 7 letters (VCVVCVC) against àquele's 6 (VCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on àquelas vs àquele
àquelas 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
àquelas is recorded at frequency rank #19,891, classified as acontraction, pronounced /a.ˈkɛ.las/, /a.ˈkɛ.lɐs/, /a.ˈkɛ.lɐʃ/. 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 30352, this pair ranks #38,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of àquelas vs àquele
Shared letters: elquà. Private to "àquelas": as. Private to "àquele": -.
"àquelas" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "àquele" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "àquelas" 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 #38,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "àquelas" and "àquele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "àquele vs aquém". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.