# tennis vs tenses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tennis
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛnɪs/ · frequency rank #3,986*
A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

### tenses
*noun · IPA /tɛnsɪz/ · frequency rank #43,957*
plural of tense

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