# shakes vs skates

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shakes
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪks/ · frequency rank #12,139*
plural of shake

### skates
*noun · IPA /skeɪts/ · frequency rank #19,972*
plural of skate

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