# aren vs aren't

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aren
*verb · frequency rank #36,434*
first-person plural simple present of be

### aren't
*verb · IPA /ɑːnt/ · frequency rank #941*
are not (negative auxiliary)

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