# bakery vs bakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bakery
*noun · IPA /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #11,650*
A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

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

## Source
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