# ape vs ax

> 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.

### ax
*noun · IPA /æks/ · frequency rank #18,489*
US standard spelling of axe.

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