# Owens vs owns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Owens
*name · frequency rank #12,470*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### owns
*verb · IPA /əʊnz/ · frequency rank #5,071*
third-person singular simple present indicative of own

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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