# gentlemen vs gentlemen's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gentlemen
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/ · frequency rank #5,794*
plural of gentleman

### gentlemen's
*noun · frequency rank #39,336*
possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.

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