# industries vs industrious

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### industries
*noun · IPA /ˈɪndəstɹiz/ · frequency rank #3,501*
plural of industry

### industrious
*adjective · IPA /ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/ · frequency rank #37,513*
Hard-working and persistent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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