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Which to use

“atari” and “ATR” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,546
“atari” frequency rank
#46,320
“ATR” frequency rank
75866
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atari ATR
Definition A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones. Initialism of advanced tongue root.

Letter map: atari vs ATR

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

5 ch
atari
3 ch
ATR

Pair insight - atari / ATR

atari and ATR are indexed as a confusable English 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atari is recorded at frequency rank #29,546, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈtɑːˌɹi/. ATR is at rank #46,320, 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 75866, this pair ranks #31,796 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of atari vs ATR

Shared letters: art. Private to "atari": i. Private to "ATR": -.

"atari" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "ATR" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "atari" for "ATR" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "atari" or "ATR"?
"atari" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,546 in our English list, against #46,320 for "ATR". 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 "atari" and "ATR".

  • Full dictionary entry for "atari" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ATR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,796 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atari" and "ATR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Asta vs ATR". 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 #31,796 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list