Which to use
“após” is an adverb and “Atom” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #187
- “após” frequency rank
- #34,578
- “Atom” frequency rank
- 34765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | após | Atom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em seguimento | átomo. |
Where the eye mixes após and Atom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. após and Atom follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: após vs Atom
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: após is /ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/ while Atom is [a'toːm], Plural: [a'toːmə].. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
após is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/. Atom is at rank #34,578, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a'toːm], Plural: [a'toːmə]..
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 34765, this pair ranks #32,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of após vs Atom
Shared letters: a. Private to "após": psó. Private to "Atom": mot.
"após" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Atom" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Atom ← aotm · atmo · atomm · attom · taom
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "após" and "Atom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "após" vs "Atom" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "após" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Atom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "após" and "Atom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Atom 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 #32,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.