# ait vs aunt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ait
*noun · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #38,716*
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

### aunt
*noun · IPA /ɑːnt/ · frequency rank #5,478*
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

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