# tics vs twice

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tics
*verb · IPA /tɪks/ · frequency rank #45,122*
third-person singular simple present indicative of tic

### twice
*adverb · IPA /twaɪs/ · frequency rank #1,546*
Two times.

## Source
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