thatvstratoConfusable pair

Quick tell: that is a conjunction, trato is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“that” is a conjunction and “trato” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,648
“that” frequency rank
#6,354
“trato” frequency rank
10002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature that trato
Definition que espaço (de terreno)

Letter map: that vs trato

Shared letters muted; letters that set that and trato apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
that
5 ch
trato

Role in the sentence - that and trato

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: that is aconjunction and tratoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

that is recorded at frequency rank #3,648, classified as aconj, pronounced /ðæt/. trato is at rank #6,354, tagged as anoun.

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 10002, this pair ranks #63,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of that vs trato

Shared letters: at. Private to "that": h. Private to "trato": or.

"that" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "trato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • thathtat · taht · thatt · thhat · thta · tthat
  • tratortato · tarto · traot · tratto · trrato · trtao · ttrato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "that" and "trato" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "that" is a conjunction and "trato" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "that" vs "trato" - which ranks higher?
"that" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,648 in our Portuguese list, against #6,354 for "trato". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "that" and "trato".

  • Full dictionary entry for "that" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "that" and "trato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trato vs travão". 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 #63,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list