Which to use
“at” and “auto” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- #1,803
- “auto” frequency rank
- 5925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | at | auto |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Automobile. |
Where the eye mixes at and auto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: at vs auto
A purely visual mix-up. at (\at\) and auto (\o.to\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5925, 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\. auto is at rank #1,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.to\.
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 5925, this pair ranks #427,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of at vs auto
Shared letters: at. Private to "at": -. Private to "auto": ou.
"at" · 2 letters · shape VC · "auto" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- auto ← atuo · auot · autto · uato
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "at" and "auto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "at" or "auto"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "at" and "auto" 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 "auto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "at" and "auto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "at vs aur". 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 #427,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.