# Oates vs oaths

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Oates
*name · IPA /əʊts/ · frequency rank #28,648*
A surname.

### oaths
*noun · IPA /əʊðz/ · frequency rank #32,518*
plural of oath

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