# ass vs Ava

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ass
*noun · IPA /æs/ · frequency rank #1,065*
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.

### Ava
*name · IPA /ˈeɪvə/ · frequency rank #15,104*
A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ass-vs-ava