# companies vs companion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### companies
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌmpəniz/ · frequency rank #672*
plural of company

### companion
*noun · IPA /kəmˈpæn.jən/ · frequency rank #5,772*
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

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