# drones vs drowned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### drowned
*verb · IPA /dɹaʊnd/ · frequency rank #10,528*
simple past and past participle of drown

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