# cloves vs craves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cloves
*noun · IPA /kləʊvz/ · frequency rank #26,373*
plural of clove

### craves
*verb · IPA /kɹeɪvz/ · frequency rank #32,750*
third-person singular simple present indicative of crave

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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