Which to use
“aldeia” is a noun and “ateia” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,300
- “aldeia” frequency rank
- #45,196
- “ateia” frequency rank
- 47496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aldeia | ateia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria | forma feminina de ateu: |
Where the eye mixes aldeia and ateia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aldeia runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against ateia's 5 (VCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aldeia vs ateia
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aldeia is /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/ while ateia is /ɐˈtɛj.ɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aldeia is recorded at frequency rank #2,300, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/. ateia is at rank #45,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐˈtɛj.ɐ/.
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 47496, this pair ranks #17,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aldeia vs ateia
Shared letters: aei. Private to "aldeia": dl. Private to "ateia": t.
"aldeia" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "ateia" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aldeia" for "ateia" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aldeia" or "ateia"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aldeia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ateia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aldeia" and "ateia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apneia vs ateia". 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 #17,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.