ant vs at, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ant” and “at” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,441
“ant” frequency rank: #1,799
“at” frequency rank: 32240
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ant	at
Definition	staatenbildenes Insekt; Ameise	großer Einhufer; Pferd

Where the eye mixes ant and at

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

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ant

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Visual trap between ant and at

A purely visual mix-up. ant ([ænt]) and at ([ɑt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ant is recorded at frequency rank #30,441, classified as anoun, pronounced [ænt]. 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 32240, this pair ranks #1,711,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ant vs at

Shared letters: at. Private to "ant": n. Private to "at": -.

"ant" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "at" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ant" and "at" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ænt] versus [ɑt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "ant" or "at"?

"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,799 in our German list, against #30,441 for "ant". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ant" and "at" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "ant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "at" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,711,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ant" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ant vs AUD". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,711,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.