# ages vs APEC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ages
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/ · frequency rank #2,816*
plural of age

### APEC
*name · frequency rank #42,524*
A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, the US, and members of ASEAN.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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