# are vs axe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### axe
*noun · IPA /æks/ · frequency rank #9,703*
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

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