# peanut vs peanuts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peanut
*noun · IPA /ˈpiːnʌt/ · frequency rank #8,327*
A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

### peanuts
*noun · IPA /ˈpiːnʌts/ · frequency rank #14,611*
plural of peanut

## Source
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