# A vs as

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### A
*character · IPA [aː] · frequency rank #152*
erster Buchstabe des deutschen Alphabets; einer der Selbstlaute (Vokale)

### as
*noun · IPA [aːs] · frequency rank #2,232*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/a-vs-as