# AD vs AK

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### AD
*adverb · IPA /ˌeɪˈdi/ · frequency rank #1,779*
Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

### AK
*noun · frequency rank #10,642*
an AK-47, AK-74, or related assault rifle (Avtomat Kalasnikova or Kalashnikov)

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