at vs avô, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#1,457
“at” frequency rank: #3,962
“avô” frequency rank: 5419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	at	avô
Definition	em, a	pai da mãe ou do pai

Where the eye mixes at and avô

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

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3 ch

avô

Look-alike desk: at vs avô

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: at is \æt\ while avô is /ɐ.ˈvo/. 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 (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

at is recorded at frequency rank #1,457, classified as aprep, pronounced \æt\. avô is at rank #3,962, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈvo/.

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 5419, this pair ranks #69,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of at vs avô

Shared letters: a. Private to "at": t. Private to "avô": vô.

"at" · 2 letters · shape VC · "avô" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "at" and "avô" be used interchangeably?

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

Which is more common, "at" or "avô"?

"at" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,457 in our Portuguese list, against #3,962 for "avô". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "at" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "avô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #69,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"at" and "avô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs avô". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #69,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.