Which to use
“ada” and “ATA” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,840
- “ada” frequency rank
- #45,450
- “ATA” frequency rank
- 70290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ada | ATA |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Une des espèces de petits oiseaux passereaux d'Amérique, des genres Knipolegus et Hymenops. | Protocole utilisé par les disques durs IDE. |
Where the eye mixes ada and ATA
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ada and ATA follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ada vs ATA
A purely visual mix-up. ada (\a.da\) and ATA (\a.ta\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “ada” becomes t in “ATA”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ada is recorded at frequency rank #24,840, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.da\. ATA is at rank #45,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ta\.
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 70290, this pair ranks #51,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ada vs ATA
Shared letters: a. Private to "ada": d. Private to "ATA": t.
"ada" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ATA" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ada" and "ATA" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ada" or "ATA"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ATA" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ada" and "ATA" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ATA vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.