atvsatlWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,857
“at” frequency rank
#46,949
“atl” frequency rank
51806
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes at and atl

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

2 ch
at
3 ch
atl

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. at ([ˈat̪]) and atl (/ˈaːt͡ɬ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “at” sits inside “atl”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

at is recorded at frequency rank #4,857, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈat̪]. atl is at rank #46,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaːt͡ɬ/.

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 51806, this pair ranks #95,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of at vs atl

Shared letters: at. Private to "at": -. Private to "atl": l.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "at" and "atl" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈat̪] versus /ˈaːt͡ɬ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "at" or "atl"?
"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,857 in our Spanish list, against #46,949 for "atl". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list