# AO vs AOK

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### AO
*abbrev · IPA [aːˈʔoː] · frequency rank #13,309*
Abgabenordnung

### AOK
*abbrev · IPA [aːʔoːˈkaː] · frequency rank #16,910*
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse in Deutschland

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ao-vs-aok