# blazes vs brakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blazes
*noun · IPA /ˈbleɪzɪz/ · frequency rank #37,827*
plural of blaze

### brakes
*noun · IPA /bɹeɪks/ · frequency rank #8,248*
plural of brake

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