# blades vs bodes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blades
*noun · IPA /bleɪdz/ · frequency rank #8,642*
plural of blade

### bodes
*noun · IPA /bəʊdz/ · frequency rank #48,094*
plural of bode

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