Which to use
“ataque” and “ataques” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #843
- “ataque” frequency rank
- #2,035
- “ataques” frequency rank
- 2878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ataque | ataques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação ou resultado de atacar | masculino plural do substantivo ataque |
Letter map: ataque vs ataques
Shared letters muted; letters that set ataque and ataques apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - ataque / ataques
ataque and ataques are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ataque” sits inside “ataques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ataque is recorded at frequency rank #843, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈta.kɨ/. ataques is at rank #2,035, tagged as anoun.
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 2878, this pair ranks #72,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ataque vs ataques
Shared letters: aeqtu. Private to "ataque": -. Private to "ataques": s.
"ataque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "ataques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ataque" and "ataques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ataque" vs "ataques" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ataque" and "ataques".
- Full dictionary entry for "ataque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ataques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #72,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.