# alter vs ater

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### alter
*pronoun · frequency rank #23,189*
outro (dentre dois)

### ater
*verb · frequency rank #39,000*
não permitir que tenha seguimento; impedir que prossiga

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alter-vs-ater