Which to use
“atacar” and “aturar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,818
- “atacar” frequency rank
- #21,370
- “aturar” frequency rank
- 24188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atacar | aturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer o ataque a; acometer | suportar |
Where the eye mixes atacar and aturar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. atacar and aturar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between atacar and aturar
A purely visual mix-up. atacar (/ɐ.tɐ.ˈkaɾ/) and aturar (/ɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atacar is recorded at frequency rank #2,818, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tɐ.ˈkaɾ/. aturar is at rank #21,370, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 24188, this pair ranks #45,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atacar vs aturar
Shared letters: art. Private to "atacar": c. Private to "aturar": u.
"atacar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aturar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atacar" for "aturar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atacar" vs "aturar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "atacar" and "aturar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atacar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atacar" and "aturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs aturar". 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 #45,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.