Which to use
“art” is a noun and “até” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,554
- “art” frequency rank
- #55
- “até” frequency rank
- 2609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | art | até |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arte | também, inclusive |
Where the eye mixes art and até
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses art with até
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: art is /aR/ while até is /ɐ.ˈtɛ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
art is recorded at frequency rank #2,554, classified as anoun, pronounced /aR/. até is at rank #55, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɛ/.
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 2609, this pair ranks #72,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of art vs até
Shared letters: at. Private to "art": r. Private to "até": é.
"art" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "até" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "art" and "até" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "art" or "até"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "art" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "até" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "art" and "até" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs art". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.