# nations vs natives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nations
*noun · IPA /ˈneɪʃənz/ · frequency rank #1,667*
plural of nation

### natives
*noun · IPA /ˈneɪtɪvz/ · frequency rank #10,894*
plural of native

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nations-vs-natives