# mails vs makes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mails
*verb · IPA /meɪlz/ · frequency rank #12,635*
third-person singular simple present indicative of mail

### makes
*verb · IPA /meɪks/ · frequency rank #330*
third-person singular simple present indicative of make

## Source
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