Which to use
“atração” and “atraso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,879
- “atração” frequency rank
- #4,206
- “atraso” frequency rank
- 9085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atração | atraso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | efeito ou ação de atrair | ato ou efeito de atrasar(-se) |
Where the eye mixes atração and atraso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. atração runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against atraso's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses atração with atraso
A purely visual mix-up. atração (/ɐ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and atraso (/ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atração is recorded at frequency rank #4,879, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. atraso is at rank #4,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/.
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 9085, this pair ranks #64,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atração vs atraso
Shared letters: aort. Private to "atração": ãç. Private to "atraso": s.
"atração" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atraso ← artaso · atarso · atraos · atrasso · atrraso · atrsao · attraso · taraso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atração" and "atraso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "atração" vs "atraso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "atração" and "atraso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atraso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atração" and "atraso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arado vs atraso". 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 #64,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.