# beaks vs brakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beaks
*noun · IPA /biːks/ · frequency rank #39,698*
plural of beak

### brakes
*noun · IPA /bɹeɪks/ · frequency rank #8,248*
plural of brake

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