# AF vs ax

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### AF
*noun · IPA /eɪ̯ˈɛf/ · frequency rank #7,413*
Initialism of air force.

### ax
*noun · IPA /æks/ · frequency rank #18,489*
US standard spelling of axe.

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