Which to use
“até” is an adverb and “Auge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #55
- “até” frequency rank
- #7,866
- “Auge” frequency rank
- 7921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | até | Auge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | também, inclusive | olho |
Where the eye mixes até and Auge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between até and Auge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: até is /ɐ.ˈtɛ/ while Auge is /ˈaʊ̯gə/])]] ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7921, 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/. Auge is at rank #7,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊ̯gə/])]] ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 7921, this pair ranks #66,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of até vs Auge
Shared letters: a. Private to "até": té. Private to "Auge": egu.
"até" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Auge ← ague · aueg · augge · uage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "até" and "Auge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "até" or "Auge" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "até" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "até" and "Auge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alce vs Auge". 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 #66,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.