# towed vs towns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### towed
*verb · IPA /toʊd/ · frequency rank #17,737*
simple past and past participle of tow

### towns
*noun · IPA /taʊnz/ · frequency rank #3,730*
plural of town

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