# ahead vs ahold

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ahead
*adverb · IPA /əˈhɛd/ · frequency rank #1,038*
At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

### ahold
*adverb · IPA /əˈhoʊld/ · frequency rank #34,370*
Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.

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