Which to use
“palace” and “palaces” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,320
- “palace” frequency rank
- #19,928
- “palaces” frequency rank
- 23248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palace | palaces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system. | plural of palace |
Where the eye mixes palace and palaces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. palace runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against palaces's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: palace vs palaces
A purely visual mix-up. palace (/ˈpæl.ɪs/) and palaces (/ˈpæl.ɪ.sɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “palace” sits inside “palaces”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palace is recorded at frequency rank #3,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpæl.ɪs/. palaces is at rank #19,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpæl.ɪ.sɪz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23248, this pair ranks #410,682 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of palace vs palaces
Shared letters: acelp. Private to "palace": -. Private to "palaces": s.
"palace" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "palaces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "palace" and "palaces" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "palace" or "palaces"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "palace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "palaces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,682 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palace" and "palaces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palaces vs polices". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #410,682 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.