# A vs AP

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### A
*character · IPA /eɪ̯/ · frequency rank #5*
The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

### AP
*adjective · frequency rank #3,600*
Initialism of all-purpose.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/a-vs-ap