# aes vs ashes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ashes
*noun · IPA /ˈæʃ.ɪz/ · frequency rank #7,883*
plural of ash

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aes-vs-ashes