Which to use
“ab” and “at” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,951
- “ab” frequency rank
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- 14073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ab | at |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou (académique) Onzième mois du calendrier hébreu. | 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 ab and at
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ab vs at
A purely visual mix-up. ab (\av\) 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 - b in “ab” becomes t in “at”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ab is recorded at frequency rank #9,951, classified as anoun, pronounced \av\. 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 14073, this pair ranks #398,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ab vs at
Shared letters: a. Private to "ab": b. Private to "at": t.
"ab" · 2 letters · shape VC · "at" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ab" and "at" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ab" vs "at" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ab" 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 #398,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ab" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ab vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #398,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.