# estates vs Estes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### estates
*noun · IPA /ɪsˈteɪts/ · frequency rank #8,537*
plural of estate

### Estes
*name · IPA /ˈɛstiz/ · frequency rank #36,543*
A surname.

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