# claws vs clowns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### claws
*noun · IPA /klɔːz/ · frequency rank #13,683*
plural of claw

### clowns
*noun · IPA /klaʊnz/ · frequency rank #14,920*
plural of clown

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