# Slates vs snakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Slates
*name · frequency rank #46,781*
A surname.

### snakes
*noun · IPA /sneɪks/ · frequency rank #8,859*
plural of snake

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