ash vs at, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#14,515
“ash” frequency rank: #4,857
“at” frequency rank: 19372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes ash and at

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

3 ch

ash

2 ch

Why the eye confuses ash with at

A purely visual mix-up. ash (/æʃ/) 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 19372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ash is recorded at frequency rank #14,515, classified as anoun, pronounced /æʃ/. 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 19372, this pair ranks #264,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ash vs at

Shared letters: a. Private to "ash": hs. Private to "at": t.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ash" and "at" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

In ordinary Spanish text, does "ash" or "at" show up more?

"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,857 in our Spanish list, against #14,515 for "ash". 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 "ash" and "at" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "ash" 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 #264,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ash" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ash vs atl". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #264,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.