Which to use
“are” and “at” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,166
- “are” frequency rank
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- 10288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | are | at |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de surface de terrains, égale à 100 mètres carrés. | 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 are and at
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: are vs at
A purely visual mix-up. are (\aʁ\) 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 10288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
are is recorded at frequency rank #6,166, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\. 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 10288, this pair ranks #413,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of are vs at
Shared letters: a. Private to "are": er. Private to "at": t.
"are" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "at" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "are" and "at" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "are" or "at" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "are" 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 #413,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "are" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "are vs aves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #413,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.