Which to use
“Atom” is a noun and “att” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,578
- “Atom” frequency rank
- #17,701
- “att” frequency rank
- 52279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Atom | att |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | átomo. | que: |
Letter map: Atom vs att
Shared letters muted; letters that set Atom and att apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Atom / att
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Atom is anoun and attaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Atom is recorded at frequency rank #34,578, classified as anoun, pronounced [a'toːm], Plural: [a'toːmə].. 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 52279, this pair ranks #12,896 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Atom vs att
Shared letters: at. Private to "Atom": mo. Private to "att": -.
"Atom" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "att" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Atom ← aotm · atmo · atomm · attom · taom
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Atom" for "att" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Atom" vs "att" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Atom" and "att".
- Full dictionary entry for "Atom" 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 #12,896 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Atom" and "att" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Atom 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 #12,896 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.