# play vs plays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### play
*verb · IPA [pleɪ] · frequency rank #3,206*
spielen

### plays
*noun · IPA [pleɪs] · frequency rank #18,658*
Plural des Substantivs play

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