alemãvsateiaTell them apart

Which to use

“alemã” and “ateia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,970
“alemã” frequency rank
#45,196
“ateia” frequency rank
50166
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alemã ateia
Definition forma feminina de alemão forma feminina de ateu:

Letter map: alemã vs ateia

Shared letters muted; letters that set alemã and ateia apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. alemã (VCVCV) and ateia (VCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
alemã
5 ch
ateia

Spelling & dictionary notes on alemã vs ateia

alemã and ateia are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alemã is recorded at frequency rank #4,970, classified as anadj. 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 50166, this pair ranks #14,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alemã vs ateia

Shared letters: ae. Private to "alemã": lmã. Private to "ateia": it.

"alemã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "ateia" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ateia ← aetia · ateai · atiea · atteia · taeia

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alemã" and "ateia" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "alemã" or "ateia"?
"alemã" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,970 in our Portuguese list, against #45,196 for "ateia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alemã" and "ateia".

  • Full dictionary entry for "alemã" 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 #14,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alemã" 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 #14,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list