Which to use
“ata” and “auto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,716
- “ata” frequency rank
- #1,421
- “auto” frequency rank
- 10137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ata | auto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | registro escrito do que se passou em uma reunião | solenidade; ação pública |
Where the eye mixes ata and auto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ata with auto
A purely visual mix-up. ata (/ˈa.tɐ/) and auto (/ˈaw.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10137, 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/. auto is at rank #1,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaw.tu/.
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 10137, this pair ranks #63,082 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ata vs auto
Shared letters: at. Private to "ata": -. Private to "auto": ou.
"ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "auto" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- auto ← atuo · auot · autto · uato
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ata" and "auto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ata" or "auto" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ata" and "auto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,082 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ata" and "auto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ata". 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 #63,082 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.