# companies vs complies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### companies
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌmpəniz/ · frequency rank #672*
plural of company

### complies
*verb · IPA /kəmˈplaɪz/ · frequency rank #30,373*
third-person singular simple present indicative of comply

## Source
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