# UPS vs USPS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### UPS
*verb · frequency rank #3,591*
To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply.

### USPS
*name · IPA /ˌju ɛs pi ˈɛs/ · frequency rank #23,149*
Initialism of United States Postal Service.

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