# afoul vs AOL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### afoul
*adverb · IPA /əˈfaʊl/ · frequency rank #45,192*
In a state of collision or entanglement.

### AOL
*name · frequency rank #21,132*
Initialism of America Online.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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