# arise vs arse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arise
*verb · IPA /əˈɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #7,882*
To come up from a lower to a higher position.

### 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: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arise-vs-arse