Which to use
“ahoi” is an intj and “aso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,909
- “ahoi” frequency rank
- #37,363
- “aso” frequency rank
- 67272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahoi | aso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bei der Schifffahrt gebräuchlicher Ausruf, um ein anderes Schiff anzurufen oder auf dieses aufmerksam zu machen | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv bestimmt des Adjektivs ass |
Letter map: ahoi vs aso
Shared letters muted; letters that set ahoi and aso apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ahoi runs 4 letters (VCVV) against aso's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ahoi vs aso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ahoi is anintj and asoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahoi is recorded at frequency rank #29,909, classified as anintj, pronounced [aˈhɔɪ̯]. aso is at rank #37,363, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 67272, this pair ranks #545,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ahoi vs aso
Shared letters: ao. Private to "ahoi": hi. Private to "aso": s.
"ahoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "aso" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ahoi ← ahhoi · ahio · aohi · haoi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ahoi" and "aso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ahoi" or "aso"?
After this comparison
Pair "ahoi" vs "aso" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #545,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahoi" and "aso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aso vs puzzles". 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 #545,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.