# asked vs Assad

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Assad
*name · IPA /æˈsɑːd/ · frequency rank #12,365*
An Arab surname, notably borne by Syrian presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad.

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