# ashes vs asides

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ashes
*noun · IPA /ˈæʃ.ɪz/ · frequency rank #7,883*
plural of ash

### asides
*noun · IPA /əˈsaɪdz/ · frequency rank #48,071*
plural of aside

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