# Ames vs ape

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ames
*name · IPA /eɪmz/ · frequency rank #16,633*
A surname.

### ape
*noun · IPA /eɪp/ · frequency rank #15,334*
A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

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