Which to use
“ago” is a postp and “atos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,663
- “ago” frequency rank
- #47,734
- “atos” frequency rank
- 80397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ago | atos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Il y a (dans le passé). | Limite, borne. |
Letter map: ago vs atos
Shared letters muted; letters that set ago and atos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ago runs 3 letters (VCV) against atos's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ago and atos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ago is apostp and atosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ago is recorded at frequency rank #32,663, classified as apostp, pronounced \ə.ˈɡoʊ\. atos is at rank #47,734, 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 80397, this pair ranks #21,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ago vs atos
Shared letters: ao. Private to "ago": g. Private to "atos": st.
"ago" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "atos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atos ← aots · atoss · atso · attos · taos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ago" and "atos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ago" vs "atos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ago" and "atos".
- Full dictionary entry for "ago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ago" and "atos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atos vs aves". 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 #21,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.