# asks vs ASTM

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ASTM
*name · frequency rank #31,068*
Initialism of American Society for Testing and Materials; former name of ASTM International.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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