àquelevsàquelesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“àquele” and “àqueles” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,461
“àquele” frequency rank
#9,604
“àqueles” frequency rank
20065
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature àquele àqueles
Definition contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquele contração da preposição a com o pronome aqueles

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set àquele and àqueles apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
àquele
7 ch
àqueles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

àquele and àqueles 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 extra letter(s) - “àquele” sits inside “àqueles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

àquele is recorded at frequency rank #10,461, classified as acontraction. 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 20065, this pair ranks #50,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of àquele vs àqueles

Shared letters: elquà. Private to "àquele": -. Private to "àqueles": s.

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

Frequency comparison

àquele#10,461
àqueles#9,604

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "àquele" and "àqueles" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “àquele” sits inside “àqueles”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "àquele" or "àqueles"?
"àqueles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,604 in our Portuguese list, against #10,461 for "àquele". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering àquele vs àqueles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “àquele” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list