# gates vs graves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gates
*noun · IPA /ɡeɪts/ · frequency rank #4,304*
plural of gate

### graves
*noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪvz/ · frequency rank #8,672*
plural of grave

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gates-vs-graves