Which to use
“after” is a conjunction and “ater” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,569
- “after” frequency rank
- #39,000
- “ater” frequency rank
- 47569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | after | ater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | depois que | não permitir que tenha seguimento; impedir que prossiga |
Letter map: after vs ater
Shared letters muted; letters that set after and ater apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - after and ater
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: after is aconjunction and ateraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
after is recorded at frequency rank #8,569, classified as aconj. 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 47569, this pair ranks #17,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of after vs ater
Shared letters: aert. Private to "after": f. Private to "ater": -.
"after" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ater" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "after" for "ater" ever safe?
Frequency check: "after" vs "ater" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "after" and "ater".
- Full dictionary entry for "after" 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 #17,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "after" 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 #17,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.