# snares vs spades

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### snares
*noun · IPA /snɛəz/ · frequency rank #43,377*
plural of snare

### spades
*noun · IPA /speɪdz/ · frequency rank #24,318*
plural of spade

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snares-vs-spades