# asks vs asr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### asr
*noun · frequency rank #44,621*
The afternoon Islamic prayer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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