# ask vs aua

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### aua
*intj · IPA [ˈaʊ̯a] · frequency rank #11,007*
Ausruf des Schmerzes

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