# tides vs tones

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tides
*noun · frequency rank #15,719*
plural of tide

### tones
*noun · IPA /təʊnz/ · frequency rank #10,297*
plural of tone

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