# ages vs are

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### are
*verb · IPA /ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19*
second-person singular simple present of be

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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