arg vs at, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“arg” is an adjective and “at” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,419
“arg” frequency rank: #4,122
“at” frequency rank: 38541
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	arg	at
Definition	Mauvais.	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 arg and at

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

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arg

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Visual trap between arg and at

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arg is \ark\ while at is \at\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arg is recorded at frequency rank #34,419, classified as anadj, pronounced \ark\. 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 38541, this pair ranks #254,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of arg vs at

Shared letters: a. Private to "arg": gr. Private to "at": t.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "arg" and "at" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "arg" is an adjective and "at" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "arg" vs "at" - which ranks higher?

"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,122 in our French list, against #34,419 for "arg". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "arg" and "at" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "arg" 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 #254,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"arg" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arg vs aur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #254,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.