# decrease vs decrees

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### decrease
*verb · IPA /dɪˈkɹiːs/ · frequency rank #5,411*
Of a quantity, to become smaller.

### decrees
*noun · IPA /dəˈkɹiz/ · frequency rank #26,393*
plural of decree

## Source
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