# gowns vs groans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gowns
*noun · IPA /ɡaʊnz/ · frequency rank #20,938*
plural of gown

### groans
*noun · IPA /ɡɹoʊnz/ · frequency rank #31,580*
plural of groan

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