# Asher vs asked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Asher
*name · IPA /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,889*
The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

### asked
*verb · IPA /ˈɑːskt/ · frequency rank #499*
simple past and past participle of ask

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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