Which to use
“at” and “Atom” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- #36,255
- “Atom” frequency rank
- 40377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | at | Atom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Atome. |
Where the eye mixes at and Atom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses at with Atom
A purely visual mix-up. at (\at\) and Atom (\aˈtoːm\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “at” sits inside “Atom”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
at is recorded at frequency rank #4,122, classified as anoun, pronounced \at\. Atom is at rank #36,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aˈtoːm\.
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 40377, this pair ranks #240,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of at vs Atom
Shared letters: at. Private to "at": -. Private to "Atom": mo.
"at" · 2 letters · shape VC · "Atom" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Atom ← aotm · atmo · atomm · attom · taom
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "at" and "Atom" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "at" or "Atom"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "at" and "Atom" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "at" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Atom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "at" and "Atom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "astor vs Atom". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #240,982 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.