# apologies vs apologise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### apologies
*noun · IPA /əˈpɒləd͡ʒiːz/ · frequency rank #8,889*
plural of apology

### apologise
*verb · IPA /əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ · frequency rank #11,833*
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.

## Source
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