Which to use
“ata” is a noun and “atado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,716
- “ata” frequency rank
- #37,645
- “atado” frequency rank
- 46361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ata | atado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | registro escrito do que se passou em uma reunião | preso com uma corda ou atacador |
Letter map: ata vs atado
Shared letters muted; letters that set ata and atado apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for ata / atado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ata is anoun and atadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ata” sits inside “atado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ata is recorded at frequency rank #8,716, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tɐ/. atado is at rank #37,645, tagged as anadj.
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 46361, this pair ranks #18,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ata vs atado
Shared letters: at. Private to "ata": -. Private to "atado": do.
"ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "atado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atado ← aatdo · ataddo · ataod · atdao · attado · taado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ata" and "atado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ata" or "atado"?
After this comparison
Pair "ata" vs "atado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ata" and "atado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atado vs atar". 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 #18,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.