# archives vs arrives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### archives
*verb · frequency rank #6,022*
third-person singular simple present indicative of archive

### arrives
*verb · IPA /əˈɹaɪvz/ · frequency rank #5,933*
third-person singular simple present indicative of arrive

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