# ash vs Aust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ash
*noun · IPA /æʃ/ · frequency rank #5,477*
Solid remains of a fire.

### Aust
*name · frequency rank #31,864*
A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, by the Severn Estuary (OS grid ref ST5789).

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