Which to use
“aroma” and “átomo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,018
- “aroma” frequency rank
- #21,055
- “átomo” frequency rank
- 36073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aroma | átomo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | odor agradável | menor partícula em que se pode dividir um elemento, exibindo ainda todas as características típicas do comportamento químico desse elemento |
Where the eye mixes aroma and átomo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. aroma and átomo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aroma vs átomo
A purely visual mix-up. aroma (/ɐ.ˈɾo.mɐ/) and átomo (/ˈa.tu.mu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aroma is recorded at frequency rank #15,018, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈɾo.mɐ/. átomo is at rank #21,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tu.mu/.
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 36073, this pair ranks #30,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aroma vs átomo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "aroma": ar. Private to "átomo": tá.
"aroma" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "átomo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aroma ← aorma · armoa · aroam · aromma · arroma · raoma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aroma" for "átomo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aroma" vs "átomo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aroma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "átomo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aroma" and "átomo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "álamo vs átomo". 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 #30,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.