Which to use
“Adam” is a name and “ata” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,421
- “Adam” frequency rank
- #46,479
- “ata” frequency rank
- 49900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adam | ata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | sie |
Letter map: Adam vs ata
Shared letters muted; letters that set Adam and ata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Adam vs ata
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Adam is aname and ataapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adam is recorded at frequency rank #3,421, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaːdam]. ata is at rank #46,479, tagged as apron, pronounced […].
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 49900, this pair ranks #1,194,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adam vs ata
Shared letters: a. Private to "Adam": dm. Private to "ata": t.
"Adam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Adam ← aadm · adamm · addam · adma · daam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Adam" and "ata" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Adam" or "ata" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "Adam" and "ata". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,194,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adam" and "ata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ata vs puzzles". 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 #1,194,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.