Which to use
“at” is a preposition and “av” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21
- “at” frequency rank
- #12,373
- “av” frequency rank
- 12394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | at | av |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place). | have |
Letter map: at vs av
Shared letters muted; letters that set at and av apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for at / av
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: at is apreposition and avaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - t in “at” becomes v in “av”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
at is recorded at frequency rank #21, classified as aprep, pronounced /æt/. av is at rank #12,373, tagged as averb.
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 12394, this pair ranks #481,819 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of at vs av
Shared letters: a. Private to "at": t. Private to "av": v.
"at" · 2 letters · shape VC · "av" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "at" for "av" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "at" or "av" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "at" vs "av" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "at" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "av" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #481,819 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "at" and "av" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amb vs av". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #481,819 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.