# cares vs cites

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cares
*verb · IPA /kɛɹz/ · frequency rank #3,606*
third-person singular simple present indicative of care

### cites
*noun · IPA /saɪts/ · frequency rank #12,742*
plural of cite

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