and vs at, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#980
“and” frequency rank: #4,857
“at” frequency rank: 5837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	and	at
Definition	Pato, ánade	Símbolo tipográfico (@) muy utilizado en informática e internet, en particular como parte de las direcciones de correo electrónico.

Where the eye mixes and and at

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

3 ch

and

2 ch

Visual trap between and and at

A purely visual mix-up. and ([anʔ]) and at ([ˈat̪]) 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 5837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

and is recorded at frequency rank #980, classified as anoun, pronounced [anʔ]. at is at rank #4,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat̪].

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 5837, this pair ranks #312,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of and vs at

Shared letters: a. Private to "and": dn. Private to "at": t.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "and" for "at" ever safe?

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

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

"and" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #980 in our Spanish list, against #4,857 for "at". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "and" 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 #312,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"and" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anta vs at". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #312,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.