# bails vs bakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bails
*noun · IPA /beɪlz/ · frequency rank #49,199*
plural of bail

### bakes
*verb · IPA /beɪks/ · frequency rank #40,135*
third-person singular simple present indicative of bake

## Source
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