attvsaudConfusable pair

Quick tell: att is a noun, aud is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“att” is a noun and “aud” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,726
“att” frequency rank
#23,464
“aud” frequency rank
45190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature att aud
Definition A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lao kip. Alternative form of auld.

Letter map: att vs aud

Shared letters muted; letters that set att and aud apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
att
3 ch
aud

Role in the sentence - att and aud

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: att is anoun and audanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

att is recorded at frequency rank #21,726, classified as anoun. aud is at rank #23,464, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əʊd/.

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 45190, this pair ranks #223,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of att vs aud

Shared letters: a. Private to "att": t. Private to "aud": du.

"att" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "aud" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "att" and "aud" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "att" is a noun and "aud" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "att" vs "aud" - which ranks higher?
"att" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,726 in our English list, against #23,464 for "aud". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "att" vs "aud" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "att" 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 #223,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "att" and "aud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amb vs aud". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #223,562 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list