# Ajax

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒæks/ · frequency rank #15,323

## Definitions
1. Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.
2. A town in Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).

## Easily confused with
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-ax)
- **AKA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-aka)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-ana)
- **ala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-ala)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-ava)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-ama)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-asa)
- **aux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-aux)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-ara)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-ata)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-awa)
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-away)
- **Alex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-alex)
- **Alan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-alan)
- **Arab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-arab)
- **anal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-anal)
- **ASAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-asap)
- **apex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajax-vs-apex)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aajx`, `ajaxx`, `ajjax`, `ajxa`, `jaax`

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