# items vs Ives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### items
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.təmz/ · frequency rank #1,726*
plural of item

### Ives
*name · IPA /aɪvz/ · frequency rank #23,012*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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