Which to use
“Aa” is a name and “at” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,704
- “Aa” frequency rank
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- 16826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aa | at |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation standard du mycologue néerlandais Hubertus Antonius van der Aa. | 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. |
Letter map: Aa vs at
Shared letters muted; letters that set Aa and at apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: Aa vs at
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Aa is aname and atanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “Aa” becomes t in “at”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aa is recorded at frequency rank #12,704, classified as aname. 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 16826, this pair ranks #386,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aa vs at
Shared letters: a. Private to "Aa": -. Private to "at": t.
"Aa" · 2 letters · shape VV · "at" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aa" and "at" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
You've compared "Aa" and "at". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aa" 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 #386,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aa" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aa vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #386,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.