# ABC vs ake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ABC
*noun · IPA /eɪ biː ˈsiː/ · frequency rank #4,732*
The English alphabet.

### 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/abc-vs-ake