ask

/ˈɑːsk/

//ˈɑːsk// verb

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The verdict

“ask” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #26,709) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,709
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Preguntar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ask · ask · Spanish

ask · rank #26,709 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,709
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asesinando

Nearest frequency peer: asesinando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “ask”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “ask” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ask vs ay
33% similar
ask vs at
33% similar
ask vs av
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ask
PropertyValue
Headwordask
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɑːsk/
Letters3
Frequency rank#26,709
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “ask”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).askcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “asesinando” (#26,708), “astrología” (#26,710), “Arteaga” (#26,707). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ask” va en #26,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ask is neighbouring look-alikes ("ay", "at", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /ˈɑːsk/. Frequency #26,709 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for ask in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ay", "at", "av", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ask, spelled A-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Preguntar.
  2. 2
    Pedir₁.
  3. 3
    Exigir, pedir₃.
  4. 4
    Invitar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ask appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ask Mr. Smith for the pencil.
  2. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Synonyms

questionbeg

Antonyms

answerreplyrespond

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ask"?
"ask" is spelled A-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑːsk/.
What does "ask" mean?
As a verb, "ask" means: Preguntar.
What words are commonly confused with "ask"?
"ask" is commonly confused with "ay", "at", "av". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ask"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ask" is /ˈɑːsk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ask" come from?
"ask" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ask", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ani#26,695zas#26,676uta#26,660gan#26,864

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list