# needles vs needless

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### needles
*noun · frequency rank #11,255*
plural of needle

### needless
*adjective · IPA /ˈniːdləs/ · frequency rank #11,920*
Not needed; unnecessary.

## Source
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