# AIDS vs aires

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### AIDS
*noun · IPA /eɪdz/ · frequency rank #4,649*
Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

### aires
*noun · IPA /eə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #13,850*
plural of aire

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aids-vs-aires