# asked vs asks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### asks
*verb · IPA /ɑːsks/ · frequency rank #3,348*
third-person singular simple present indicative of ask

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