Which to use
“ata” is a noun and “ater” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,716
- “ata” frequency rank
- #39,000
- “ater” frequency rank
- 47716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ata | ater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | registro escrito do que se passou em uma reunião | não permitir que tenha seguimento; impedir que prossiga |
Letter map: ata vs ater
Shared letters muted; letters that set ata and ater apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ata / ater
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ata is anoun and ateraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47716, 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/. ater is at rank #39,000, tagged as averb.
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 47716, this pair ranks #17,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ata vs ater
Shared letters: at. Private to "ata": -. Private to "ater": er.
"ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ater" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ater ← aetr · aterr · atter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ata" and "ater" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ata" vs "ater" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ata" and "ater".
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ata" and "ater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs ater". 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 #17,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.