# occupy vs occurs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### occupy
*verb · IPA /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/ · frequency rank #7,950*
To take or use.

### occurs
*verb · IPA /əˈkɝz/ · frequency rank #4,034*
third-person singular simple present indicative of occur

## Source
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