# arse vs axle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### axle
*noun · IPA /ˈæksəl/ · frequency rank #15,105*
Shoulder.

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