Which to use
“atado” is an adjective and “atraso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,645
- “atado” frequency rank
- #4,206
- “atraso” frequency rank
- 41851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atado | atraso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | preso com uma corda ou atacador | ato ou efeito de atrasar(-se) |
Letter map: atado vs atraso
Shared letters muted; letters that set atado and atraso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. atado runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against atraso's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: atado vs atraso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: atado is anadjective and atrasoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atado is recorded at frequency rank #37,645, classified as anadj. atraso is at rank #4,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/.
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 41851, this pair ranks #24,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atado vs atraso
Shared letters: aot. Private to "atado": d. Private to "atraso": rs.
"atado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atado" and "atraso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "atado" vs "atraso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "atado" and "atraso". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "atado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atraso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atado" and "atraso" 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 #24,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.