# apples vs axles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### apples
*noun · IPA /ˈæp.(ə)lz/ · frequency rank #7,522*
plural of apple

### axles
*noun · IPA /ˈæksəlz/ · frequency rank #29,548*
plural of axle

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apples-vs-axles