# swipe vs swipes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### swipe
*verb · IPA /swaɪp/ · frequency rank #13,434*
To grab or bat quickly.

### swipes
*verb · IPA /swaɪps/ · frequency rank #43,948*
third-person singular simple present indicative of swipe

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