Which to use
“apt” is an adjective and “att” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,338
- “apt” frequency rank
- #17,701
- “att” frequency rank
- 59039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apt | att |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | apto | que: |
Letter map: apt vs att
Shared letters muted; letters that set apt and att apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - apt and att
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apt is anadjective and attaconjunction. On the page they differ by a single letter - p in “apt” becomes t in “att”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apt is recorded at frequency rank #41,338, classified as anadj, pronounced /æpt/. att is at rank #17,701, tagged as aconj.
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 59039, this pair ranks #8,411 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apt vs att
Shared letters: at. Private to "apt": p. Private to "att": -.
"apt" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "att" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apt" and "att" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "apt" or "att" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "apt" vs "att" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "apt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "att" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,411 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apt" and "att" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs apt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,411 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.