# tapas vs taps

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tapas
*noun · IPA /ˈtæpæs/ · frequency rank #34,713*
A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.

### taps
*noun · IPA /tæps/ · frequency rank #13,824*
A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.

## Source
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