Which to use
“atrasado” and “atrelado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,820
- “atrasado” frequency rank
- #39,003
- “atrelado” frequency rank
- 44823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atrasado | atrelado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que acontece após a hora ou data prevista | preso por trela ou algo semelhante |
Where the eye mixes atrasado and atrelado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atrasado and atrelado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: atrasado vs atrelado
A purely visual mix-up. atrasado (/a.tɾa.ˈza.du/) and atrelado (/ɐ.tɾɨ.ˈla.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atrasado is recorded at frequency rank #5,820, classified as anadj, pronounced /a.tɾa.ˈza.du/. atrelado is at rank #39,003, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.tɾɨ.ˈla.du/.
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 44823, this pair ranks #20,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atrasado vs atrelado
Shared letters: adort. Private to "atrasado": s. Private to "atrelado": el.
"atrasado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "atrelado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atrasado" for "atrelado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atrasado" vs "atrelado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrelado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atrasado" and "atrelado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atrelado vs atrevido". 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 #20,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.