# aïe vs aw

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### aïe
*intj · IPA \aj\ · frequency rank #15,571*
Cri exprimant la douleur.

### aw
*adjective · IPA \ɑβ\ · frequency rank #26,972*
Âgé, vieux, ancien.

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