Which to use
“audio” is an adjective and “audits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,147
- “audio” frequency rank
- #19,762
- “audits” frequency rank
- 22909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | audio | audits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight. | plural of audit |
Where the eye mixes audio and audits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: audio vs audits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: audio is /ˈɔː.di.əʊ/ while audits is /ɔː.dɪts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
audio is recorded at frequency rank #3,147, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɔː.di.əʊ/. audits is at rank #19,762, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɔː.dɪts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22909, this pair ranks #413,168 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of audio vs audits
Shared letters: adiu. Private to "audio": o. Private to "audits": st.
"audio" · 5 letters · shape VVCVV · "audits" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "audio" for "audits" ever safe?
Which is more common, "audio" or "audits"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "audio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "audits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,168 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "audio" and "audits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ando vs audio". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #413,168 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.