# female vs females

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### female
*adjective · IPA /ˈfiː.meɪl/ · frequency rank #1,076*
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

### females
*noun · IPA /ˈfiː.meɪlz/ · frequency rank #3,753*
plural of female

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