# maiden vs maids

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### maiden
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪdən/ · frequency rank #9,359*
A girl or an unmarried young woman.

### maids
*noun · IPA /meɪdz/ · frequency rank #20,992*
plural of maid

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