ark vs at, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#36,793
“ark” frequency rank: #1,799
“at” frequency rank: 38592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ark	at
Definition	eine große Kiste mit einem flachen Deckel	großer Einhufer; Pferd

Where the eye mixes ark and at

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

ark

2 ch

Visual trap between ark and at

A purely visual mix-up. ark ([ɑːk]) 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 38592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ark is recorded at frequency rank #36,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɑːk]. 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 38592, this pair ranks #1,559,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ark vs at

Shared letters: a. Private to "ark": kr. Private to "at": t.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ark" and "at" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

In ordinary German text, does "ark" or "at" show up more?

"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,799 in our German list, against #36,793 for "ark". 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 "ark" and "at" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "ark" 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 #1,559,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ark" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ark vs AUD". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,559,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.