# glands vs guards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### glands
*noun · IPA /ɡlændz/ · frequency rank #17,371*
plural of gland

### guards
*noun · IPA /ɡɑːdz/ · frequency rank #4,160*
plural of guard

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