# academic vs academics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### academic
*adjective · IPA /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk/ · frequency rank #2,604*
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.

### academics
*noun · IPA /ˌækəˈdɛmɪks/ · frequency rank #9,842*
plural of academic

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