atavsatmeConfusable pair

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

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.

3 ch
ata
4 ch
atme

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ata" is a pronoun and "atme" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ata" or "atme"?
"atme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,758 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list