# axle vs axon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### axle
*noun · IPA /ˈæksəl/ · frequency rank #15,105*
Shoulder.

### axon
*noun · IPA /ˈæksɒn/ · frequency rank #43,039*
A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

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