Which to use
“aha” is an intj and “away” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,044
- “aha” frequency rank
- #8,429
- “away” frequency rank
- 40473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aha | away |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver | longe, distante, remoto |
Letter map: aha vs away
Shared letters muted; letters that set aha and away apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - aha and away
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aha is anintj and awayanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aha is recorded at frequency rank #32,044, classified as anintj. away is at rank #8,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈweɪ/.
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 40473, this pair ranks #25,632 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aha vs away
Shared letters: a. Private to "aha": h. Private to "away": wy.
"aha" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "away" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- away ← aawy · awayy · awway · awya · waay
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aha" and "away" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aha" vs "away" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "aha" vs "away" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "aha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "away" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,632 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aha" and "away" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs aha". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,632 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.