# au vs ay

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### au
*intj · IPA [ˈaw] · frequency rank #7,821*
Indica dolor.

### 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/au-vs-ay