# are vs as

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### as
*adverb · IPA /əz/ · frequency rank #18*
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/are-vs-as