achvsatTell them apart

Quick tell: ach is a intj, at is a preposition, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ach” is an intj and “at” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,212
“ach” frequency rank
#1,457
“at” frequency rank
49669
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ach at
Definition oh em, a

Letter map: ach vs at

Shared letters muted; letters that set ach and at apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
ach
2 ch
at

Grammar separator: ach vs at

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ach is anintj and atapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ach is recorded at frequency rank #48,212, classified as anintj. at is at rank #1,457, tagged as aprep, pronounced \æt\.

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 49669, this pair ranks #15,315 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ach vs at

Shared letters: a. Private to "ach": ch. Private to "at": t.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ach" and "at" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ach" is an intj and "at" a preposition, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ach" or "at"?
"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,457 in our Portuguese list, against #48,212 for "ach". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

You've compared "ach" and "at". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ach" 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 #15,315 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ach" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ach vs acs". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #15,315 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list