Which to use
“achado” is a noun and “atado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,114
- “achado” frequency rank
- #37,645
- “atado” frequency rank
- 47759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achado | atado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de achar | preso com uma corda ou atacador |
Letter map: achado vs atado
Shared letters muted; letters that set achado and atado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. achado runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against atado's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - achado and atado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: achado is anoun and atadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achado is recorded at frequency rank #10,114, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʃa.du/. 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 47759, this pair ranks #17,472 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of achado vs atado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "achado": ch. Private to "atado": t.
"achado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "atado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achado" for "atado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "achado" vs "atado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "achado" and "atado".
- Full dictionary entry for "achado" 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 #17,472 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achado" 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 #17,472 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.