# varies vs variety

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### varies
*verb · IPA /ˈvæɹiːz/ · frequency rank #7,868*
third-person singular simple present indicative of vary

### variety
*noun · IPA /vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #1,846*
A deviation or difference.

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