# blacks vs blake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blacks
*noun · IPA /blæks/ · frequency rank #5,577*
plural of black

### blake
*adjective · IPA /bleɪk/ · frequency rank #5,480*
Yellow, as butter or cheese.

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