# chicken vs chickens

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chicken
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/ · frequency rank #2,334*
A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

### chickens
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪnz/ · frequency rank #9,297*
plural of chicken

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