Which to use
“after” is a conjunction and “até” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,569
- “after” frequency rank
- #55
- “até” frequency rank
- 8624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | after | até |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | depois que | também, inclusive |
Letter map: after vs até
Shared letters muted; letters that set after and até apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: after vs até
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: after is aconjunction and atéanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
after is recorded at frequency rank #8,569, classified as aconj. até is at rank #55, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɛ/.
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 8624, this pair ranks #65,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of after vs até
Shared letters: at. Private to "after": efr. Private to "até": é.
"after" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "até" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- after ← afetr · affter · afterr · aftre · aftter · atfer · fater
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "after" and "até" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "after" vs "até" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "after" and "até".
- Full dictionary entry for "after" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "até" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "after" and "até" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "after 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 #65,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.