# a's vs ake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### a's
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪz/ · frequency rank #15,090*
plural of the letter a

### ake
*verb · IPA /eɪk/ · frequency rank #46,292*
Obsolete spelling of ache.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/a-s-vs-ake