Which to use
“atl” is a noun and “att” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,900
- “atl” frequency rank
- #17,701
- “att” frequency rank
- 58601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atl | att |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | água | que: |
Letter map: atl vs att
Shared letters muted; letters that set atl and att apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - atl and att
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: atl is anoun and attaconjunction. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “atl” becomes t in “att”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atl is recorded at frequency rank #40,900, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaːt͡ɬ/. att is at rank #17,701, tagged as aconj.
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 58601, this pair ranks #8,651 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atl vs att
Shared letters: at. Private to "atl": l. Private to "att": -.
"atl" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "att" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atl" for "att" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atl" vs "att" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "atl" and "att".
- Full dictionary entry for "atl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "att" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,651 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atl" and "att" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs atl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,651 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.