# ain't vs aren't

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ain't
*verb · IPA /eɪnt/ · frequency rank #1,384*
Am not.

### aren't
*verb · IPA /ɑːnt/ · frequency rank #941*
are not (negative auxiliary)

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