# paws vs pets

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paws
*noun · IPA /pɔːz/ · frequency rank #16,553*
plural of paw

### pets
*noun · IPA /pɛts/ · frequency rank #6,280*
plural of pet

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