# billiard vs billiards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### billiard
*noun · IPA /ˈbɪlɪəd/ · frequency rank #34,399*
A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.

### billiards
*noun · IPA /ˈbɪlɪədz/ · frequency rank #35,198*
A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

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