# infancy vs infants

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### infancy
*noun · IPA /ˈɪnfənsi/ · frequency rank #17,641*
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).

### infants
*noun · frequency rank #10,226*
plural of infant

## Source
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