adj vs at, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#41,628
“adj” frequency rank: #4,122
“at” frequency rank: 45750
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	adj	at
Definition	Adjectif.	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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set adj and at apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

adj

2 ch

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. adj (\adʒ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adj is recorded at frequency rank #41,628, classified as anoun, pronounced \adʒ\. 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 45750, this pair ranks #200,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of adj vs at

Shared letters: a. Private to "adj": dj. Private to "at": t.

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

Frequency comparison

adj#41,628

at#4,122

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adj" and "at" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\adʒ\ versus \at\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "adj" or "at"?

"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,122 in our French list, against #41,628 for "adj". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering adj vs at

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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