acevsahWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ace is a noun, ah is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ace” is a noun and “ah” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,245
“ace” frequency rank
#699
“ah” frequency rank
16944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ace ah
Definition En el tenis y otros deportes similares, y en el vóley, tanto que se gana con el saque y sin que el rival pueda tocar la pelota. Denota tristeza o decepción.

Where the eye mixes ace and ah

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
ace
2 ch
ah

Look-alike desk: ace vs ah

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ace is [ˈase] while ah is [ˈa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ace is recorded at frequency rank #16,245, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈase]. ah is at rank #699, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈa].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 16944, this pair ranks #274,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ace vs ah

Shared letters: a. Private to "ace": ce. Private to "ah": h.

"ace" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "ah" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ace" and "ah" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ace" is a noun and "ah" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ace" vs "ah" - which ranks higher?
"ah" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #699 in our Spanish list, against #16,245 for "ace". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ace" and "ah" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #274,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ace" and "ah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abed vs ace". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #274,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list