# aud vs audio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aud
*adjective · IPA /əʊd/ · frequency rank #23,464*
Alternative form of auld.

### audio
*adjective · IPA /ˈɔː.di.əʊ/ · frequency rank #3,147*
Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

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