# ape vs ask

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### 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.
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