Which to use
“abalo” is a noun and “atado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,870
- “abalo” frequency rank
- #37,645
- “atado” frequency rank
- 63515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abalo | atado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de abalar | preso com uma corda ou atacador |
Letter map: abalo vs atado
Shared letters muted; letters that set abalo and atado apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. abalo and atado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - abalo and atado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: abalo is anoun and atadoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abalo is recorded at frequency rank #25,870, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈba.lu/. atado is at rank #37,645, tagged as anadj.
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 63515, this pair ranks #6,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abalo vs atado
Shared letters: ao. Private to "abalo": bl. Private to "atado": dt.
"abalo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "atado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abalo" for "atado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abalo" vs "atado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "abalo" and "atado".
- Full dictionary entry for "abalo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abalo" and "atado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atado vs atar". 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 #6,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.