# ax

> English word · Noun · IPA /æks/ · frequency rank #18,489

## Definitions
1. US standard spelling of axe.

## Easily confused with
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-az)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-ay)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-aye)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axe)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-ayr)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-ayn)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-aya)
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axis)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axle)
- **axes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axes)
- **axel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axel)
- **axed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axed)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axon)
- **A** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/a-vs-ax)
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/as-vs-ax)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/at-vs-ax)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/an-vs-ax)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/am-vs-ax)
- **AL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/al-vs-ax)
- **AD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ad-vs-ax)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ax