atavsatariWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ata is a pronoun, atari is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ata” is a pronoun and “atari” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,479
“ata” frequency rank
#45,764
“atari” frequency rank
92243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ata atari
Definition sie Haupteingang m, Torweg m, Türdurchgang m

Letter map: ata vs atari

Shared letters muted; letters that set ata and atari apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
ata
5 ch
atari

Grammar separator: ata vs atari

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ata is apronoun and atarianoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ata” sits inside “atari”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ata is recorded at frequency rank #46,479, classified as apron, 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 92243, this pair ranks #31,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ata vs atari

Shared letters: at. Private to "ata": -. Private to "atari": ir.

"ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "atari" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • atariaatri · atair · atarri · atrai · attari · taari

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ata" and "atari" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ata" is a pronoun and "atari" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ata" vs "atari" - which ranks higher?
"atari" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,764 in our German list, against #46,479 for "ata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ata" and "atari".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ata" 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 #31,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ata" and "atari" 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 #31,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list