# aam vs AUC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aam
*noun · IPA /ɑːm/ · frequency rank #37,305*
A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.

### AUC
*adverb · frequency rank #48,600*
According to the Roman era, which reckons the number of years passed from the foundation of the city of Rome by Romulus, now usually taken as 753 bc.

## Source
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