# writer vs writes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### writer
*noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #2,096*
A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

### writes
*verb · IPA /ɹaɪts/ · frequency rank #3,920*
third-person singular simple present indicative of write

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