appvsataTell them apart

Which to use

“app” and “ata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,695
“app” frequency rank
#8,716
“ata” frequency rank
13411
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature app ata
Definition aplicativo, aplicação registro escrito do que se passou em uma reunião

Letter map: app vs ata

Shared letters muted; letters that set app and ata apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
app
3 ch
ata

Corpus notes: app and ata

app and ata are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

app is recorded at frequency rank #4,695, classified as anoun. ata is at rank #8,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tɐ/.

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 13411, this pair ranks #58,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of app vs ata

Shared letters: a. Private to "app": p. Private to "ata": t.

"app" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "app" and "ata" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "app" or "ata" show up more?
"app" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,695 in our Portuguese list, against #8,716 for "ata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "app" and "ata".

  • Full dictionary entry for "app" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "app" and "ata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ata". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #58,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list