# beads vs bleeds

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beads
*noun · IPA /biːdz/ · frequency rank #11,344*
plural of bead

### bleeds
*verb · IPA /ˈbliːdz/ · frequency rank #27,380*
third-person singular simple present indicative of bleed

## Source
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