# ave

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑːveɪ/ · frequency rank #6,654

## Definitions
1. An Ave Maria.
2. A reverential salutation.

## Etymology
From Latin ave.

## Easily confused with
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-aw)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-az)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-ay)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-ax)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-axe)
- **aww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-aww)
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-avi)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-aws)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-ayr)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-ayn)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-awa)
- **Avs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-avs)
- **avid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-avid)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-axle)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-avon)
- **axes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-axes)
- **axel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-axel)

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