# tacks vs taxes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tacks
*noun · IPA /tæks/ · frequency rank #43,952*
plural of tack

### taxes
*noun · IPA /ˈtæksɪz/ · frequency rank #2,272*
plural of tax

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