ato

/ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ/

//ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ// noun

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The verdict

“ato” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,326) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,326
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - processo de fazer algo; manifestação real e tangível

Corpus desk

Index PT-ato · ato · Portuguese

ato · rank #1,326 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,326
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH vendo

Nearest frequency peer: vendo (-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 “ato”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “ato” 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).

ato vs av
33% similar
ato vs avô
33% similar
ato vs ave
33% similar

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

Key facts for ato
PropertyValue
Headwordato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#1,326
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “ato”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vendo” (#1,325), “bonito” (#1,327), “categoria” (#1,328). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ato” fica em #1,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ato is neighbouring look-alikes ("av", "avô", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ/. Frequency #1,326 among 1,900 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ato, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "av", "avô", "ave", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ato, spelled A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    processo de fazer algo; manifestação real e tangível
  2. 2
    algo que foi feito
  3. 3
    seção de uma peça teatral
  4. 4
    algo produzido por um órgão legislativo

Synonyms

Formulário Ortográfico de 1943actoaçãoaçãoeditoestatutolei

This word in other languages

act(English)acto(Español)Handlung(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 "ato"?
"ato" is spelled A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ/.
What does "ato" mean?
As a noun, "ato" means: processo de fazer algo; manifestação real e tangível
What words are commonly confused with "ato"?
"ato" is commonly confused with "av", "avô", "ave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ato" is /ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ato" come from?
"ato" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

new#1,338daí#1,387tom#1,262one#1,219

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list