# greedy vs Greeks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### greedy
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹiːdi/ · frequency rank #10,376*
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

### Greeks
*noun · IPA /ɡɹiːks/ · frequency rank #10,856*
plural of Greek

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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