Which to use
“ano” is a noun and “até” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #99
- “ano” frequency rank
- #55
- “até” frequency rank
- 154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ano | até |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de tempo correspondente à revolução da Terra em torno do Sol que equivale a 365 dias, 6 horas, 13 minutos e 53 segundos | também, inclusive |
Where the eye mixes ano and até
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ano is /ˈãⁿ.nu/ while até is /ɐ.ˈtɛ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ano is recorded at frequency rank #99, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈãⁿ.nu/. até is at rank #55, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɛ/.
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 154, this pair ranks #75,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ano vs até
Shared letters: a. Private to "ano": no. Private to "até": té.
"ano" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "até" · 3 letters · shape VCV