# engage vs engages

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### engage
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #3,878*
To interact socially.

### engages
*verb · frequency rank #17,356*
third-person singular simple present indicative of engage

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