# APK vs are

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### APK
*noun · frequency rank #31,064*
An APK file, or an Android app distributed via APK files.

### are
*verb · IPA /ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19*
second-person singular simple present of be

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