# aww vs axe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aww
*intj · IPA /ɔː/ · frequency rank #11,649*
Elongated form of aw.

### axe
*noun · IPA /æks/ · frequency rank #9,703*
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

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