# motherly vs mothers

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### motherly
*adjective · IPA /ˈmʌðəli/ · frequency rank #40,802*
Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.

### mothers
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌð.əz/ · frequency rank #4,173*
plural of mother

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