artvsattWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,234
“art” frequency rank
#31,652
“att” frequency rank
33886
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature art att
Definition Arte. Unidad monetaria de la República Popular Lao, la centésima parte de un kip.

Where the eye mixes art and att

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
art
3 ch
att

Look-alike desk: art vs att

A purely visual mix-up. art (/ɑːt/) and att ([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 a single letter - r in “art” becomes t in “att”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

art is recorded at frequency rank #2,234, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɑːt/. att is at rank #31,652, 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 33886, this pair ranks #194,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of art vs att

Shared letters: at. Private to "art": r. Private to "att": -.

"art" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "att" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "art" and "att" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ɑːt/ versus [ˈat̪]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "art" or "att" show up more?
"art" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,234 in our Spanish list, against #31,652 for "att". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "art" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "att" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #194,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "art" and "att" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anta vs att". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #194,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list