# drone vs drones

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drone
*noun · IPA /dɹəʊn/ · frequency rank #7,127*
A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.

### drones
*noun · IPA /dɹəʊnz/ · frequency rank #9,882*
plural of drone

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