Which to use
“atrás” is an adverb and “atriz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #441
- “atrás” frequency rank
- #2,506
- “atriz” frequency rank
- 2947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atrás | atriz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | detrás, por trás | feminino de ator |
Where the eye mixes atrás and atriz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. atrás and atriz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between atrás and atriz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atrás is /ɐ.ˈtɾaʃ/ while atriz is /ɐ.ˈtɾiʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atrás is recorded at frequency rank #441, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɾaʃ/. atriz is at rank #2,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɾiʃ/.
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 2947, this pair ranks #72,279 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atrás vs atriz
Shared letters: art. Private to "atrás": sá. Private to "atriz": iz.
"atrás" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "atriz" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atriz ← artiz · atirz · atrizz · atrriz · atrzi · attriz · tariz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atrás" for "atriz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atrás" vs "atriz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atrás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atriz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,279 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atrás" and "atriz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atriz 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 #72,279 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.