# APEC vs apes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### apes
*noun · IPA /eɪps/ · frequency rank #15,951*
plural of ape

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