ATMvsattWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ATM is a name, att is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ATM” is a name and “att” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,934
“ATM” frequency rank
#31,652
“att” frequency rank
61586
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ATM att
Definition Se refiere a los movimientos propios del maxilar inferior, que abarcan los cuatro planos espaciales. Arriba, Abajo, y Laterales; dependiendo que músculos están involucrados. Unidad monetaria de la República Popular Lao, la centésima parte de un kip.

Where the eye mixes ATM and att

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
ATM
3 ch
att

Look-alike desk: ATM vs att

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ATM is [ˈat̪m] while att is [ˈat̪]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “ATM” becomes t in “att”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ATM is recorded at frequency rank #29,934, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈat̪m]. att is at rank #31,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat̪].

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 61586, this pair ranks #54,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ATM vs att

Shared letters: at. Private to "ATM": m. Private to "att": -.

"ATM" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "att" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ATM" and "att" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ATM" is a name and "att" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ATM" or "att" show up more?
"ATM" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,934 in our Spanish list, against #31,652 for "att". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ATM" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "att" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ATM" and "att" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anta vs att". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #54,945 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