# bends vs bind

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bends
*noun · IPA /bɛndz/ · frequency rank #18,494*
plural of bend

### bind
*verb · IPA /baɪnd/ · frequency rank #10,331*
To tie; to confine by any ligature.

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