atvsAUDWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: at is a noun, AUD is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“at” is a noun and “AUD” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,799
“at” frequency rank
#49,485
“AUD” frequency rank
51284
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature at AUD
Definition großer Einhufer; Pferd internationaler Währungscode für australische Dollar, die Währung von Australien

Letter map: at vs AUD

Shared letters muted; letters that set at and AUD apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch
at
3 ch
AUD

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: at is anoun and AUDanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

at is recorded at frequency rank #1,799, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɑt]. AUD is at rank #49,485, tagged as anabbrev.

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 51284, this pair ranks #1,141,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of at vs AUD

Shared letters: a. Private to "at": t. Private to "AUD": du.

"at" · 2 letters · shape VC  ·  "AUD" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "at" and "AUD" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "at" is a noun and "AUD" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "at" or "AUD"?
"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,799 in our German list, against #49,485 for "AUD". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "at" and "AUD". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "at" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "AUD" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,141,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "at" and "AUD" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ata vs AUD". Nearby pair

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list