# AOC vs are

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### AOC
*noun · frequency rank #28,816*
Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments.

### are
*verb · IPA /ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19*
second-person singular simple present of be

## Source
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