# aches vs Asher

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Asher
*name · IPA /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,889*
The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

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