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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

@

/æt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
@
IPA
/æt/
0
Scrabble Score
0
Letters
1
Syllables
0
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

At a rate of (so much each).

prep

At (any sense).

Informal

verb

To reply to or speak to someone, either online or face to face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

Transitive verb

noun

The permanent handle of a user which follows @, chiefly on Twitter.

symbol

Forming gender-neutral versions of Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine -o and feminine -a.

symbol

By extension, sometimes used to blend other pairs of words that differ by being spelled with o vs a.

symbol

Connecting a person's common name and alias, both of them are legal names.

conj

or

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

@s (present, singular) @ing (participle, present) @ed (participle, past) @ed (past) @s (plural) at (alternative)

Phrases

at sign @ party

Frequently Paired Words

at sign @ party @mention x

Homonyms

(some accents) it at

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce @?
The recorded pronunciation is /æt/.
What does @ mean?
At a rate of (so much each).
Where does @ come from?
The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o.

How to pronounce @

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “@”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/æt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “@” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.