# Barks vs bears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Barks
*name · frequency rank #28,462*
A surname.

### bears
*noun · IPA /bɛɹz/ · frequency rank #4,001*
plural of bear

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