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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "that" and "trato" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "that" vs "trato" - which ranks higher?
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.