ask
Definitions
Verb
- Inquire about
- Make a request or demand for something to somebody
- Direct or put; seek an answer to
- Consider obligatory; request and expect
- Address a question to and expect an answer from
- Require as useful, just, or proper
- Require or ask for as a price or condition
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ask".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | asked | 1 | 398 |
| 2 | ask | 1 | 128 |
| 3 | asking | 2 | 67 |
| 4 | task | 1 | 60 |
| 5 | tasks | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | alaska | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | asks | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | basket | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | basketball | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | mask | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | nebraska | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | askington | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | flask | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | gasket | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | masked | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | masks | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | baskets | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | basking | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | haskell | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | wastebasket | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | askance | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | askew | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | basked | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | cask | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | caskets | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | casks | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | gaskets | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | haskins | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | masking | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | pulaski | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | taskmaster | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | unmasked | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | alaska's | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | alaskamen | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | alaskan | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | alaskans | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | araskog | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | aska | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | asker | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | asker's | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | askers | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | askers' | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | askers's | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | askey | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | askin | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | askin's | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | askins | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | asko | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | askoldov | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | askoldov's | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | askren | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | bask | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | baskerville | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | basketball's | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | basketballs | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | basketmaker | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | basketmaking | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | basketry | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | baskett | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | baskette | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | baskin | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | baskins | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | basks | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | blaske | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | blasko | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | breadbasket | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | casket | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | caskey | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | chaska | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | damask | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | damasks | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | delaski | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | flasks | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | gaska | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | gaskamp | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | gaskell | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | gaskey | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | gaskill | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | gaskin | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | gaskins | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | haske | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | haskett | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | haskew | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | haskin | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | jaskiewicz | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | jasko | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | jaskolski | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | jaskot | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | jaskowiak | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | jaskulski | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | kalkaska | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | kaska | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | kaske | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | kaskel | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | kraska | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | krempasky | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | lask | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | laska | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | laske | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | lasker | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | laskey | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | laski | 2 | 0 |
| 103 | laskin | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | lasko | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | laskowski | 3 | 0 |
| 106 | lasky | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | leask | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | maske | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | maskell | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | masker | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | mccaskey | 3 | 0 |
| 112 | mccaskill | 3 | 0 |
| 113 | mcclaskey | 3 | 0 |
| 114 | moraski | 3 | 0 |
| 115 | multitask | 3 | 0 |
| 116 | multitasking | 4 | 0 |
| 117 | muraski | 3 | 0 |
| 118 | murasky | 3 | 0 |
| 119 | nebraska's | 3 | 0 |
| 120 | nebraskan | 3 | 0 |
| 121 | nebraskans | 3 | 0 |
| 122 | olasky | 3 | 0 |
| 123 | pask | 1 | 0 |
| 124 | paske | 1 | 0 |
| 125 | paskey | 2 | 0 |
| 126 | pasko | 2 | 0 |
| 127 | plaskett | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | pociask | 3 | 0 |
| 129 | podrasky | 3 | 0 |
| 130 | polaski | 3 | 0 |
| 131 | polasky | 3 | 0 |
| 132 | prochaska | 3 | 0 |
| 133 | prohaska | 3 | 0 |
| 134 | rask | 1 | 0 |
| 135 | raska | 2 | 0 |
| 136 | raske | 1 | 0 |
| 137 | raskin | 2 | 0 |
| 138 | raskyn | 2 | 0 |
| 139 | repasky | 3 | 0 |
| 140 | saskatchewan | 4 | 0 |
| 141 | saskatoon | 3 | 0 |
| 142 | stasko | 2 | 0 |
| 143 | storaska | 3 | 0 |
| 144 | tasked | 1 | 0 |
| 145 | tasker | 2 | 0 |
| 146 | taskforce | 2 | 0 |
| 147 | tasking | 2 | 0 |
| 148 | tomasko | 3 | 0 |
| 149 | transalaska | 4 | 0 |
| 150 | trask | 1 | 0 |
| 151 | trzaska | 3 | 0 |
| 152 | uliaski | 3 | 0 |
| 153 | unmask | 2 | 0 |
| 154 | vaske | 1 | 0 |
| 155 | vaskevitch | 3 | 0 |
| 156 | vasko | 2 | 0 |
| 157 | waskiewicz | 3 | 0 |
| 158 | wasko | 2 | 0 |
| 159 | waskow | 2 | 0 |
| 160 | wastebaskets | 3 | 0 |
| 161 | zaske | 1 | 0 |
| 162 | zelasko | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ask".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ask".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ask" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask for | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ask" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ask" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | usually | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ask".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 162
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Asking Eric: Is it fair of me to ask friend to correct her antisocial teen’s manners?
Mar 15, 2026 OregonLive.com
Mar 15, 2026 OregonLive.com
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Mar 13, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 13, 2026 The Guardian
Column | Ask Sahaj: Daughter’s boyfriend is ‘physically, mentally and socially’ inferior
Mar 12, 2026 The Washington Post
Mar 12, 2026 The Washington Post

