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.
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
- atari ← aatri · atair · atarri · atrai · attari · taari
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ata" and "atari" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ata" vs "atari" - which ranks higher?
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.