# drops vs droves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drops
*noun · IPA /dɹɑps/ · frequency rank #4,080*
plural of drop

### droves
*noun · IPA /dɹəʊvz/ · frequency rank #31,525*
plural of drove

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