# fifteen vs fifties

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fifteen
*num · IPA /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ · frequency rank #5,681*
The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

### fifties
*noun · IPA /ˈfɪftiz/ · frequency rank #22,085*
plural of fifty

## Source
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