# aud vs audit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### audit
*noun · IPA /ˈɔː.dɪt/ · frequency rank #6,652*
A judicial examination.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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