# taxes vs tubes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tubes
*noun · IPA /tuːbz/ · frequency rank #7,865*
plural of tube

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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