# aye vs Ayer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aye
*adverb · IPA /eɪ/ · frequency rank #8,388*
Ever, always.

### Ayer
*name · IPA /ˈeɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #39,689*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aye-vs-ayer