Which to use
“àquele” is a contraction and “aquilo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,461
- “àquele” frequency rank
- #820
- “aquilo” frequency rank
- 11281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | àquele | aquilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquele | aquela coisa ou aquele assunto |
Letter map: àquele vs aquilo
Shared letters muted; letters that set àquele and aquilo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: àquele vs aquilo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: àquele is acontraction and aquiloapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
àquele is recorded at frequency rank #10,461, classified as acontraction. aquilo is at rank #820, tagged as apron, pronounced /ɐ.ˈki.lu/.
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 11281, this pair ranks #61,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of àquele vs aquilo
Shared letters: lqu. Private to "àquele": eà. Private to "aquilo": aio.
"àquele" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "aquilo" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aquilo ← aqiulo · aqquilo · aquillo · aquiol · aqulio · auqilo · qauilo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "àquele" for "aquilo" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "àquele" vs "aquilo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "àquele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aquilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "àquele" and "aquilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "àquele vs aquém". 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 #61,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.