Which to use
“altar” is a noun and “atear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,141
- “altar” frequency rank
- #38,140
- “atear” frequency rank
- 46281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altar | atear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrutura elevada perante a qual cerimônias religiosas são realizadas ou na qual sacrifícios podem ser oferecidos aos deuses, ancestrais, etc | lançar fogo a |
Letter map: altar vs atear
Shared letters muted; letters that set altar and atear apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. altar (VCCVC) and atear (VCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: altar vs atear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: altar is anoun and atearaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altar is recorded at frequency rank #8,141, classified as anoun. atear is at rank #38,140, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtjaɾ/.
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 46281, this pair ranks #19,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of altar vs atear
Shared letters: art. Private to "altar": l. Private to "atear": e.
"altar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "atear" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "altar" for "atear" ever safe?
Frequency check: "altar" vs "atear" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "altar" vs "atear" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "altar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altar" and "atear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs atear". 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 #19,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.