# bees vs blew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bees
*noun · IPA /ˈbiːz/ · frequency rank #7,529*
plural of bee

### blew
*verb · IPA /bl(j)uː/ · frequency rank #5,859*
simple past of blow

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