# are vs ASS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### are
*verb · IPA [ə] · frequency rank #4,019*
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs be

### ASS
*abbrev · IPA [aʔɛsˈʔɛs] · frequency rank #6,039*
Acetylsalicylsäure

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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