até

/ɐ.ˈtɛ/

//ɐ.ˈtɛ// adv

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The verdict

“até” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #55) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#55
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - também, inclusive

Corpus desk

Index PT-ate · até · Portuguese

até · rank #55 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #55
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH bem

Nearest frequency peer: bem (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “até”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “até” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

até vs av
33% similar
até vs ato
67% similar
até vs avô
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for até
PropertyValue
Headwordaté
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ɐ.ˈtɛ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#55
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “até”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).atécai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bem” (#54), “mesmo” (#56), “sobre” (#53). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “até” fica em #55. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for até is neighbouring look-alikes ("av", "ato", …), not just typos; it is anadverb pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɛ/. Frequency #55 among 1,900 “A” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for até, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "av", "ato", "avô", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is até, spelled A-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    também, inclusive
  2. 2
    no máximo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how até appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Até no lixão nasce flor.
  2. A redação, aplicada em 9 de novembro, é uma das partes mais importantes do exame: vale até 1.000 pontos e pode ser o diferencial para conquistar uma vaga no Sisu, Prouni e Fies.

Synonyms

inté

This word in other languages

even(English)hasta(Español)bis(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "até"?
"até" is spelled A-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈtɛ/.
What does "até" mean?
As an adverb, "até" means: também, inclusive
What words are commonly confused with "até"?
"até" is commonly confused with "av", "ato", "avô". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "até"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "até" is /ɐ.ˈtɛ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "até" come from?
"até" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "até", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bem#54dia#51ter#60vai#49

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list