Which to use
“alda” is a noun and “ata” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,005
- “alda” frequency rank
- #46,479
- “ata” frequency rank
- 87484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alda | ata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (große, hohe) Welle, Wellengang | sie |
Letter map: alda vs ata
Shared letters muted; letters that set alda and ata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - alda and ata
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alda is anoun and ataapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alda is recorded at frequency rank #41,005, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈalda]. 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 87484, this pair ranks #79,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alda vs ata
Shared letters: a. Private to "alda": dl. Private to "ata": t.
"alda" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alda ← adla · alad · aldda · allda
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "alda" vs "ata" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alda" 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 #79,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alda" 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 #79,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.