# friends vs fries

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### friends
*noun · IPA /fɹɛn(d)z/ · frequency rank #355*
plural of friend

### fries
*noun · IPA /fɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #9,472*
plural of fry

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