arm vs at, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#35,354
“arm” frequency rank: #4,857
“at” frequency rank: 40211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes arm and at

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

3 ch

arm

2 ch

Visual trap between arm and at

A purely visual mix-up. arm (/ɑːm/) 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 40211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arm is recorded at frequency rank #35,354, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɑːm/. 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 40211, this pair ranks #160,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of arm vs at

Shared letters: a. Private to "arm": mr. Private to "at": t.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,857 in our Spanish list, against #35,354 for "arm". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "arm" and "at" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "arm" 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 #160,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"arm" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arm vs atl". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #160,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.