# at vs ater

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### at
*preposition · IPA \æt\ · frequency rank #1,457*
em, a

### ater
*verb · frequency rank #39,000*
não permitir que tenha seguimento; impedir que prossiga

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/at-vs-ater