# combs vs costs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### combs
*noun · IPA /kəʊmz/ · frequency rank #23,210*
plural of comb

### costs
*noun · IPA /ˈkɔsts/ · frequency rank #1,163*
plural of cost

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