# apu vs aus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### apu
*noun · IPA \a.pu\ · frequency rank #48,918*
Banquise.

### aus
*preposition · IPA \aʊ̯s\ · frequency rank #18,401*
De (désigne la provenance).

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