Which to use
“até” is an adverb and “ateia” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #55
- “até” frequency rank
- #45,196
- “ateia” frequency rank
- 45251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | até | ateia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | também, inclusive | forma feminina de ateu: |
Where the eye mixes até and ateia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: até vs ateia
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: até is /ɐ.ˈtɛ/ while ateia is /ɐˈtɛj.ɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
até is recorded at frequency rank #55, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɛ/. ateia is at rank #45,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐˈtɛj.ɐ/.
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 45251, this pair ranks #20,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of até vs ateia
Shared letters: at. Private to "até": é. Private to "ateia": ei.
"até" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ateia" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ateia ← aetia · ateai · atiea · atteia · taeia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "até" and "ateia" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "até" or "ateia"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "até" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ateia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "até" and "ateia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apneia vs ateia". 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 #20,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.