# bakes vs blazes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### blazes
*noun · IPA /ˈbleɪzɪz/ · frequency rank #37,827*
plural of blaze

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