# ashes vs askew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### askew
*adjective · IPA /əˈskju/ · frequency rank #40,561*
Turned or twisted to one side.

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