# aba vs ai

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aba
*noun · IPA /əˈbɑː/ · frequency rank #19,003*
A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.

### ai
*noun · IPA /ˈɑ.i/ · frequency rank #4,818*
A type of three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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