Which to use
“àquele” is a contraction and “aquém” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,461
- “àquele” frequency rank
- #26,275
- “aquém” frequency rank
- 36736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | àquele | aquém |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquele | da parte ou do lado de cá |
Letter map: àquele vs aquém
Shared letters muted; letters that set àquele and aquém apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. àquele runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against aquém's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - àquele and aquém
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: àquele is acontraction and aquémanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
àquele is recorded at frequency rank #10,461, classified as acontraction. aquém is at rank #26,275, tagged as anadv, pronounced /aˈkɐ̃j̃/.
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 36736, this pair ranks #30,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of àquele vs aquém
Shared letters: qu. Private to "àquele": elà. Private to "aquém": amé.
"àquele" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "aquém" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "àquele" and "aquém" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "àquele" or "aquém"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "àquele" and "aquém".
- Full dictionary entry for "àquele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aquém" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "àquele" and "aquém" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aquém vs atum". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.