# axes

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæksəz/ · frequency rank #16,846

## Definitions
1. plural of ax
2. plural of axe

## Etymology
ax + -es, axe + -s

## Easily confused with
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axes-vs-aye)
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axes-vs-axis)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axes-vs-axle)
- **Ayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axes-vs-ayer)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axes-vs-axon)
- **axles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axes-vs-axles)
- **Ayres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axes-vs-ayres)
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/as-vs-axes)
- **AE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ae-vs-axes)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axes)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/are-vs-axes)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/age-vs-axes)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ass-vs-axes)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ate-vs-axes)
- **ads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ads-vs-axes)
- **ace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ace-vs-axes)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-axes)
- **abs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abs-vs-axes)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awe-vs-axes)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axe-vs-axes)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aexs`, `axess`, `axse`, `axxes`, `xaes`

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