# are vs aye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### aye
*adverb · IPA /eɪ/ · frequency rank #8,388*
Ever, always.

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