Which to use
“ativo” is an adjective and “átrio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,881
- “ativo” frequency rank
- #26,601
- “átrio” frequency rank
- 30482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ativo | átrio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diligente, expedito | vestíbulo que vai da entrada principal à escadaria |
Where the eye mixes ativo and átrio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ativo (VCVCV) and átrio (VCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ativo vs átrio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ativo is /a.ˈʧi.vu/ while átrio is /ˈa.tɾju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ativo is recorded at frequency rank #3,881, classified as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈʧi.vu/. átrio is at rank #26,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tɾju/.
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 30482, this pair ranks #37,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ativo vs átrio
Shared letters: iot. Private to "ativo": av. Private to "átrio": rá.
"ativo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "átrio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ativo ← aitvo · atiov · ativvo · attivo · atvio · taivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ativo" for "átrio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ativo" or "átrio" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ativo" and "átrio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ativo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "átrio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ativo" and "átrio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "átrio vs atroz". 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 #37,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.