# Israelis vs Israelites

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Israelis
*noun · IPA /ɪzˈɹeɪliːz/ · frequency rank #16,505*
plural of Israeli

### Israelites
*noun · IPA /ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪts/ · frequency rank #23,876*
plural of Israelite

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