# ash vs ask

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ash
*noun · IPA [æʃ] · frequency rank #22,623*
Asche

### ask
*verb · IPA [ɑːsk] · frequency rank #20,832*
eine Frage stellen, fragen

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