# av vs ave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### av
*verb · frequency rank #12,373*
have

### ave
*noun · IPA /ˈɑːveɪ/ · frequency rank #6,654*
An Ave Maria.

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