# greeting vs greetings

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### greeting
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,553*
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

### greetings
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋz/ · frequency rank #11,711*
plural of greeting

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