# ant vs aunt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ant
*noun · IPA /ænt/ · frequency rank #8,754*
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
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