# auld vs awed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### auld
*adjective · IPA /oʊld/ · frequency rank #31,071*
Old.

### awed
*verb · IPA /ɔːd/ · frequency rank #45,213*
simple past and past participle of awe

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