# receives vs Reeves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### receives
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈsiːvz/ · frequency rank #5,257*
third-person singular simple present indicative of receive

### Reeves
*name · IPA /ɹiːvz/ · frequency rank #14,620*
A surname originating as an occupation.

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