# ait vs ask

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ait
*noun · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #38,716*
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

### ask
*verb · IPA /ɑːsk/ · frequency rank #453*
To request or petition.

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