# agony vs ahoy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### agony
*noun · IPA /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/ · frequency rank #12,904*
Extreme pain.

### ahoy
*intj · IPA /əˈhɔɪ/ · frequency rank #40,107*
Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

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