Which to use
“abater” and “ater” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,953
- “abater” frequency rank
- #39,000
- “ater” frequency rank
- 56953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abater | ater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desabar, cair, demolir | não permitir que tenha seguimento; impedir que prossiga |
Letter map: abater vs ater
Shared letters muted; letters that set abater and ater apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on abater vs ater
abater and ater are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ater” sits inside “abater”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abater is recorded at frequency rank #17,953, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ/. ater is at rank #39,000, tagged as averb.
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 56953, this pair ranks #9,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abater vs ater
Shared letters: aert. Private to "abater": b. Private to "ater": -.
"abater" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ater" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abater" and "ater" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abater" or "ater" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "abater" and "ater".
- Full dictionary entry for "abater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abater" and "ater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs ater". 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 #9,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.