# aba vs ake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aba
*noun · IPA /əˈbɑː/ · frequency rank #19,003*
A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.

### 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/aba-vs-ake