Which to use
“audits” and “awaits” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,762
- “audits” frequency rank
- #13,860
- “awaits” frequency rank
- 33622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | audits | awaits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of audit | plural of await |
Where the eye mixes audits and awaits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. audits (/ɔː.dɪts/) and awaits (/əˈweɪts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
audits is recorded at frequency rank #19,762, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɔː.dɪts/. awaits is at rank #13,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈweɪts/.
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 33622, this pair ranks #327,838 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of audits vs awaits
Shared letters: aist. Private to "audits": du. Private to "awaits": w.
"audits" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "awaits" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC