# Cortes vs crates

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cortes
*name · frequency rank #35,666*
A surname from Spanish, variant of Cortez

### crates
*noun · IPA /kɹeɪts/ · frequency rank #20,077*
plural of crate

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