# blames vs braces

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blames
*verb · IPA /bleɪmz/ · frequency rank #13,863*
third-person singular simple present indicative of blame

### braces
*noun · IPA /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/ · frequency rank #15,114*
plural of brace

## Source
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