# ancestors vs ancestry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ancestors
*noun · IPA /ˈæn.sɛs.təz/ · frequency rank #7,310*
plural of ancestor

### ancestry
*noun · IPA /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ · frequency rank #14,881*
The state of being ancestors.

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