# pains vs plain

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pains
*noun · IPA /peɪnz/ · frequency rank #9,077*
plural of pain

### plain
*adjective · IPA /pleɪn/ · frequency rank #3,446*
Flat, level.

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