# tacks vs ticks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ticks
*noun · IPA /tɪks/ · frequency rank #17,733*
plural of tick

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