Which to use
“àquelas” and “àqueles” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,891
- “àquelas” frequency rank
- #9,604
- “àqueles” frequency rank
- 29495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | àquelas | àqueles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a e o pronome aquelas | contração da preposição a com o pronome aqueles |
Where the eye mixes àquelas and àqueles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. àquelas and àqueles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: àquelas vs àqueles
A purely visual mix-up. àquelas (/a.ˈkɛ.las/, /a.ˈkɛ.lɐs/, /a.ˈkɛ.lɐʃ/) and àqueles (/a.ˈke.liʃ/) 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 a single letter - a in “àquelas” becomes e in “àqueles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29495, 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/. àqueles is at rank #9,604, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /a.ˈke.liʃ/.
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 29495, this pair ranks #39,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of àquelas vs àqueles
Shared letters: elqsuà. Private to "àquelas": a. Private to "àqueles": -.
"àquelas" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "àqueles" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "àquelas" for "àqueles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "àquelas" or "àqueles"?
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 "àquelas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "àqueles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "àquelas" and "àqueles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "àquelas vs àquele". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.