Which to use
“at” and “aur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- #49,504
- “aur” frequency rank
- 53626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | at | aur |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Or. Élément chimique de numéro atomique 79 et de symbole Au qui fait partie des métaux de transition. |
Where the eye mixes at and aur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses at with aur
A purely visual mix-up. at (\at\) and aur (\ˈawɾ\) 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 53626, 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\. aur is at rank #49,504, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈawɾ\.
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 53626, this pair ranks #139,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of at vs aur
Shared letters: a. Private to "at": t. Private to "aur": ru.
"at" · 2 letters · shape VC · "aur" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "at" and "aur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "at" vs "aur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "at" and "aur" 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 "aur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "at" and "aur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ahn vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.