Which to use
“ante” and “até” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,501
- “ante” frequency rank
- #55
- “até” frequency rank
- 6556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ante | até |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | antes, precedentemente, anteriormente | também, inclusive |
Where the eye mixes ante and até
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ante and até
A purely visual mix-up. ante (/ˈɐ̃.tɨ/) and até (/ɐ.ˈtɛ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ante is recorded at frequency rank #6,501, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈɐ̃.tɨ/. 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 6556, this pair ranks #67,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ante vs até
Shared letters: at. Private to "ante": en. Private to "até": é.
"ante" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "até" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ante ← anet · annte · antte · atne · nate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ante" and "até" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ante" or "até"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "até" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ante" and "até" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alce vs ante". 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 #67,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.