# ask vs ass

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ask
*verb · IPA /ˈɑːsk/ · frequency rank #26,709*
Preguntar.

### ass
*verb · IPA [a:s] · frequency rank #25,907*
Primera y tercera personas del singular del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de essen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ask-vs-ass