# airbus vs aureus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### airbus
*noun · IPA /ˈeɹ.bʌs/ · frequency rank #18,752*
A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.

### aureus
*noun · IPA /ˈɔːɹɪəs/ · frequency rank #37,328*
A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

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