# Abel vs ake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Abel
*name · IPA /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ · frequency rank #15,314*
The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

### 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/abel-vs-ake