Which to use
“are” is a noun and “att” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,038
- “are” frequency rank
- #17,701
- “att” frequency rank
- 21739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | are | att |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de medida de área equivalente a 100 metros quadrados | que: |
Letter map: are vs att
Shared letters muted; letters that set are and att apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for are / att
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: are is anoun and attaconjunction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
are is recorded at frequency rank #4,038, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾe/. 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 21739, this pair ranks #48,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of are vs att
Shared letters: a. Private to "are": er. Private to "att": t.
"are" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "att" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "are" vs "att" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "are" and "att". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "are" 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 #48,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "are" and "att" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs att". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.