A3vsakeConfusable pair

Quick tell: A3 is a noun, ake is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“A3” is a noun and “ake” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,748
“A3” frequency rank
#46,292
“ake” frequency rank
66040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature A3 ake
Definition A one-page document, often tabular or graphical, on such paper. Obsolete spelling of ache.

Letter map: A3 vs ake

Shared letters muted; letters that set A3 and ake apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch
A3
3 ch
ake

Part-of-speech tell for A3 / ake

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: A3 is anoun and akeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

A3 is recorded at frequency rank #19,748, classified as anoun. ake is at rank #46,292, tagged as averb, pronounced /eɪk/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 66040, this pair ranks #69,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of A3 vs ake

Shared letters: a. Private to "A3": -. Private to "ake": ek.

"A3" · 1 letters · shape V  ·  "ake" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "A3" for "ake" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "A3" is a noun and "ake" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "A3" or "ake"?
"A3" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,748 in our English list, against #46,292 for "ake". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "A3" vs "ake" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "A3" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "A3" and "ake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ake vs amb". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #69,911 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list