# tenses vs tunes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tunes
*noun · IPA /tjuːns/ · frequency rank #9,413*
plural of tune

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