# aches vs aes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aches
*noun · IPA /eɪks/ · frequency rank #20,025*
plural of ache

### aes
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪz/ · frequency rank #28,806*
plural of a, the name of the letter A.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aches-vs-aes