# ashes vs assess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### assess
*verb · IPA /əˈsɛs/ · frequency rank #6,327*
To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

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