Which to use
“atado” is an adjective and “átomo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,645
- “atado” frequency rank
- #21,055
- “átomo” frequency rank
- 58700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atado | átomo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | preso com uma corda ou atacador | menor partícula em que se pode dividir um elemento, exibindo ainda todas as características típicas do comportamento químico desse elemento |
Letter map: atado vs átomo
Shared letters muted; letters that set atado and átomo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. atado and átomo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: atado vs átomo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: atado is anadjective and átomoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atado is recorded at frequency rank #37,645, classified as anadj. átomo is at rank #21,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tu.mu/.
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 58700, this pair ranks #8,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atado vs átomo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "atado": ad. Private to "átomo": má.
"atado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "átomo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atado ← aatdo · ataddo · ataod · atdao · attado · taado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atado" and "átomo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "atado" or "átomo" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "atado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "átomo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atado" and "átomo" 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 #8,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.