Which to use
“agh” is an intj and “auth” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,044
- “agh” frequency rank
- #30,696
- “auth” frequency rank
- 74740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agh | auth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of mild horror, disgust or frustration | Abbreviation of authentication. |
Letter map: agh vs auth
Shared letters muted; letters that set agh and auth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - agh and auth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: agh is anintj and authanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agh is recorded at frequency rank #44,044, classified as anintj, pronounced [æː(x)]. auth is at rank #30,696, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74740, this pair ranks #35,360 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agh vs auth
Shared letters: ah. Private to "agh": g. Private to "auth": tu.
"agh" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "auth" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auth ← atuh · auht · authh · autth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agh" and "auth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agh" vs "auth" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "agh" and "auth". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "agh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,360 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agh" and "auth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agh vs amb". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #35,360 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.