# ad vs ay

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ad
*noun · IPA [ɑd] · frequency rank #5,365*
Nombre.

### ay
*intj · IPA [ˈaj] · frequency rank #1,538*
Expresa dolor o pena.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ad-vs-ay