# arf vs arse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arf
*intj · frequency rank #41,000*
Synonym of woof (“sound of a dog's bark”).

### arse
*noun · IPA /ɑːs/ · frequency rank #13,462*
A person's buttocks; the bottom, the backside. Also: the anus; the rectum.

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