# ara vs ax

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ara
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.ɹə/ · frequency rank #21,997*
The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ara-vs-ax