# bates vs blues

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bates
*verb · IPA /beɪts/ · frequency rank #12,189*
third-person singular simple present indicative of bate

### blues
*noun · IPA /bluːz/ · frequency rank #4,002*
plural of blue

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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