# Columbus vs columns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Columbus
*name · IPA /kəˈlʌmbəs/ · frequency rank #6,666*
A male given name from Latin.

### columns
*noun · IPA /ˈkɑləmz/ · frequency rank #7,431*
plural of column

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