# ao

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,538

## Definitions
1. grue ("blue or green", considered one color)

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese あお (ao).

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-at)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ap)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-au)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ay)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ax)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-are)
- **ask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ask)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-art)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ass)
- **App** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-app)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-arm)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ate)
- **arc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-arc)
- **ash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ash)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-ave)

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