Which to use
“ama” is an unknown and “at” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,432
- “ama” frequency rank
- #1,799
- “at” frequency rank
- 32231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ama | at |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Suchergebnisse in der Interlingua-Wikipedia für „ama“ | großer Einhufer; Pferd |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ama and at apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
ama and at form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ama is recorded at frequency rank #30,432, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. at is at rank #1,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɑt].
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 32231, this pair ranks #1,711,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering ama vs at
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an unknown, it's “ama”; for a noun, it's “at”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ama” entry
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