# ould vs owls

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ould
*adjective · IPA /aʊld/ · frequency rank #48,397*
Pronunciation spelling of old.

### owls
*noun · IPA /aʊlz/ · frequency rank #16,988*
plural of owl

## Source
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