Ase or ashe?
ase is a suffix meaning “Used to form the names of enzymes”; ashe is a noun meaning “Alternative form of ase”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) ashe is about 3.1 times as common as ase.
What is the difference between ase and ashe?
| ase | ashe | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | suffix, noun | noun |
| Meaning | Used to form the names of enzymes An essential energy in West African religions | Alternative form of ase Alternative form of aush |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | ashe | none |
| Pronunciation | /-ˌeɪs/ /-ˌeɪz/ /-ˌæɪs/ | not recorded |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words | 1.3 times per million words |
Sources: ase and ashe in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of ase and ashe
ase
- 1
Used to form the names of enzymes
- 2
An essential energy in West African religions
- 3
Initialism of aromatic stabilization energy
ashe
- 1
Alternative form of ase
- 2
Alternative form of aush
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, ase or ashe?
ase appears about once in every 2 million words; ashe 1.3 times per million words.
ase about once in every 2 million wordsashe 1.3 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).