# buns vs burns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### buns
*noun · IPA /bʌnz/ · frequency rank #17,311*
plural of bun

### burns
*verb · IPA /bɜːnz/ · frequency rank #4,742*
third-person singular simple present indicative of burn

## Source
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