Which to use
“antro” and “ato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,168
- “antro” frequency rank
- #1,326
- “ato” frequency rank
- 47494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antro | ato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caverna profunda e assustadora | processo de fazer algo; manifestação real e tangível |
Where the eye mixes antro and ato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses antro with ato
A purely visual mix-up. antro (/ˈɐ̃.tɾu/) and ato (/ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antro is recorded at frequency rank #46,168, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐ̃.tɾu/. ato is at rank #1,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈato/ ou /ˈatu/_(plural:) /ˈatos/, /ˈatus/ ou /ˈatuʃ/.
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 47494, this pair ranks #17,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of antro vs ato
Shared letters: aot. Private to "antro": nr. Private to "ato": -.
"antro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "ato" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- antro ← anntro · anrto · antor · antrro · anttro · atnro · natro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antro" for "ato" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "antro" or "ato" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "antro" and "ato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antro" and "ato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antro vs atroz". 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 #17,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.