# cousin vs cousins

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cousin
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌzn̩/ · frequency rank #3,550*
Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.

### cousins
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌzn̩s/ · frequency rank #7,669*
The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective).

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