# ale vs AUC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ale
*noun · IPA /eɪl/ · frequency rank #11,500*
A beer made without hops.

### AUC
*adverb · frequency rank #48,600*
According to the Roman era, which reckons the number of years passed from the foundation of the city of Rome by Romulus, now usually taken as 753 bc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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