Which to use
“altars” and “atari” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,697
- “altars” frequency rank
- #45,764
- “atari” frequency rank
- 89461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altars | atari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs altar | Haupteingang m, Torweg m, Türdurchgang m |
Letter map: altars vs atari
Shared letters muted; letters that set altars and atari apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: altars and atari
altars and atari are indexed as a confusable German 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altars is recorded at frequency rank #43,697, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. atari is at rank #45,764, tagged as anoun.
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 89461, this pair ranks #57,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of altars vs atari
Shared letters: art. Private to "altars": ls. Private to "atari": i.
"altars" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "atari" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "altars" and "atari" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "altars" vs "atari" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "altars" vs "atari" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "altars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altars" and "atari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apart vs atari". 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 #57,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.