# bands vs bars

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bands
*noun · IPA /bændz/ · frequency rank #3,800*
plural of band

### bars
*noun · IPA /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #3,280*
plural of bar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bands-vs-bars