# ate vs auf

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ate
*noun · IPA [ˈat̪e] · frequency rank #23,677*
Dulce de membrillo en forma de barra o bloque a modo de dulce seco.

### auf
*preposition · IPA [aʊ̯f] · frequency rank #35,364*
Arriba de, sobre, en.

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