Which to use
“audit” and “audits” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,652
- “audit” frequency rank
- #19,762
- “audits” frequency rank
- 26414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | audit | audits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A judicial examination. | plural of audit |
Where the eye mixes audit and audits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses audit with audits
A purely visual mix-up. audit (/ˈɔː.dɪt/) and audits (/ɔː.dɪts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “audit” sits inside “audits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
audit is recorded at frequency rank #6,652, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔː.dɪt/. 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 26414, this pair ranks #386,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of audit vs audits
Shared letters: aditu. Private to "audit": -. Private to "audits": s.
"audit" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "audits" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "audit" and "audits" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "audit" or "audits" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "audit" 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 #386,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "audit" and "audits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ajit vs audit". 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 #386,873 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.