# ache vs are

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ache
*verb · IPA /ˈeɪk/ · frequency rank #16,397*
To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

### are
*verb · IPA /ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19*
second-person singular simple present of be

## Source
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