# attacks vs attains

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### attacks
*noun · IPA /əˈtæks/ · frequency rank #2,100*
plural of attack

### attains
*verb · IPA /əˈteɪnz/ · frequency rank #36,439*
third-person singular simple present indicative of attain

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