# guards vs gurus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gurus
*noun · IPA /ˈɡʊ.ɹuːz/ · frequency rank #29,301*
plural of guru

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