# ages vs ass

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ages
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/ · frequency rank #2,816*
plural of age

### ass
*noun · IPA /æs/ · frequency rank #1,065*
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.

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