Which to use
“ago” is an adverb and “ah” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,434
- “ago” frequency rank
- #640
- “ah” frequency rank
- 10074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ago | ah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | há, atrás – adj | exprime admiração |
Letter map: ago vs ah
Shared letters muted; letters that set ago and ah apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ago and ah
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ago is anadverb and ahanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ago is recorded at frequency rank #9,434, classified as anadv, pronounced /əˈɡəʊ/. ah is at rank #640, tagged as anintj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10074, this pair ranks #63,147 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ago vs ah
Shared letters: a. Private to "ago": go. Private to "ah": h.
"ago" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ah" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ago" and "ah" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ago" vs "ah" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ago" and "ah".
- Full dictionary entry for "ago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,147 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ago" and "ah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ago". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,147 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.