# drown vs drowns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drown
*verb · IPA /dɹaʊn/ · frequency rank #11,534*
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

### drowns
*verb · IPA /dɹaʊnz/ · frequency rank #35,268*
third-person singular simple present indicative of drown

## Source
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