Which to use
“atracar” and “atrasar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,757
- “atracar” frequency rank
- #10,137
- “atrasar” frequency rank
- 46894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atracar | atrasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amarrar | induzir a demora ou o adiamento de algo |
Where the eye mixes atracar and atrasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atracar and atrasar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: atracar vs atrasar
A purely visual mix-up. atracar (/ɐ.tɾɐ.ˈkaɾ/) and atrasar (/a.tɾaˈza(ʁ)/) 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 a single letter - c in “atracar” becomes s in “atrasar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atracar is recorded at frequency rank #36,757, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tɾɐ.ˈkaɾ/. atrasar is at rank #10,137, tagged as averb, pronounced /a.tɾaˈza(ʁ)/.
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 46894, this pair ranks #18,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atracar vs atrasar
Shared letters: art. Private to "atracar": c. Private to "atrasar": s.
"atracar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "atrasar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atracar" and "atrasar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "atracar" or "atrasar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "atracar" and "atrasar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atracar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atracar" and "atrasar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplacar vs atracar". 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 #18,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.