# bears vs beasts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### beasts
*noun · IPA /biːsts/ · frequency rank #11,168*
plural of beast

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