acevsatlTell them apart

Which to use

“ace” and “atl” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,245
“ace” frequency rank
#46,949
“atl” frequency rank
63194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ace atl
Definition En el tenis y otros deportes similares, y en el vóley, tanto que se gana con el saque y sin que el rival pueda tocar la pelota. Agua.

Where the eye mixes ace and atl

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
ace
3 ch
atl

Visual trap between ace and atl

A purely visual mix-up. ace ([ˈase]) and atl (/ˈaːt͡ɬ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ace is recorded at frequency rank #16,245, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈase]. atl is at rank #46,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaːt͡ɬ/.

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 63194, this pair ranks #49,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ace vs atl

Shared letters: a. Private to "ace": ce. Private to "atl": lt.

"ace" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "atl" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ace" for "atl" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈase] versus /ˈaːt͡ɬ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ace" vs "atl" - which ranks higher?
"ace" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,245 in our Spanish list, against #46,949 for "atl". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ace" and "atl" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "atl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ace" and "atl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anta vs atl". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #49,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list