# tires vs Tomes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tires
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #6,848*
plural of tire.

### Tomes
*name · frequency rank #46,822*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tires-vs-tomes
