# acrylic vs acrylics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### acrylic
*adjective · IPA /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ · frequency rank #16,632*
Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

### acrylics
*noun · IPA /əˈkɹɪlɪks/ · frequency rank #48,580*
plural of acrylic

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