# apu vs ash

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### apu
*noun · IPA \a.pu\ · frequency rank #48,918*
Banquise.

### ash
*noun · IPA \æʃ\ · frequency rank #20,049*
Cendre.

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