# halve vs halves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### halve
*verb · IPA /hɑːv/ · frequency rank #47,085*
To reduce to half the original amount.

### halves
*noun · IPA /hɑːvz/ · frequency rank #15,626*
plural of half

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