# elderly vs elders

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### elderly
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛldɚli/ · frequency rank #5,593*
old; having lived for relatively many years.

### elders
*noun · IPA /ˈɛldəz/ · frequency rank #10,206*
plural of elder

## Source
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