Which to use
“ado” is a noun and “at” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,628
- “ado” frequency rank
- #1,457
- “at” frequency rank
- 33085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ado | at |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a fazer | em, a |
Letter map: ado vs at
Shared letters muted; letters that set ado and at apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: ado vs at
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ado is anoun and atapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ado is recorded at frequency rank #31,628, classified as anoun. at is at rank #1,457, tagged as aprep, pronounced \æt\.
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 33085, this pair ranks #34,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ado vs at
Shared letters: a. Private to "ado": do. Private to "at": t.
"ado" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "at" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ado" for "at" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ado" or "at"?
What to do next
You've compared "ado" and "at". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "at" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ado" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.