Which to use
“ata” is a pronoun and “atme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,479
- “ata” frequency rank
- #26,758
- “atme” frequency rank
- 73237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ata | atme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sie | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs atmen |
Letter map: ata vs atme
Shared letters muted; letters that set ata and atme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ata runs 3 letters (VCV) against atme's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ata and atme
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ata is apronoun and atmeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ata is recorded at frequency rank #46,479, classified as apron, pronounced […]. atme is at rank #26,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaːtmə].
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 73237, this pair ranks #365,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ata vs atme
Shared letters: at. Private to "ata": -. Private to "atme": em.
"ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "atme" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atme ← amte · atmme · attme · tame
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ata" and "atme" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ata" or "atme"?
After this comparison
Pair "ata" vs "atme" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ata" and "atme" 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 #365,917 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.