# varies vs various

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### various
*determiner · IPA /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/ · frequency rank #799*
More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

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