# apt vs AU

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### apt
*adjective · IPA /æpt/ · frequency rank #11,337*
Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

### AU
*noun · frequency rank #6,867*
Initialism of alopecia universalis.

## Source
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