Which to use
“A3” and “at” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,334
- “A3” frequency rank
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- 24456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | A3 | at |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Format de papier mesurant 420 mm × 297 mm. | Ancien nom de l’attier, qui a peut-être été importé à la Réunion par les Malbars et les Tamouls ; ce nom était particulièrement fréquent au Sénégal. |
Where the eye mixes A3 and at
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses A3 with at
A purely visual mix-up. A3 (\ɑ.tʁwa\) and at (\at\) 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 - 3 in “A3” becomes t in “at”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
A3 is recorded at frequency rank #20,334, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ.tʁwa\. at is at rank #4,122, tagged as anoun, pronounced \at\.
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 24456, this pair ranks #346,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of A3 vs at
Shared letters: a. Private to "A3": -. Private to "at": t.
"A3" · 1 letters · shape V · "at" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "A3" and "at" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "A3" or "at" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "A3" and "at" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "A3" 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 #346,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "A3" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "A3 vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #346,539 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.