# aft vs Asta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aft
*noun · IPA /ɑːft/ · frequency rank #17,285*
The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.

### Asta
*name · frequency rank #49,767*
A surname from Italian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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