# pens vs plans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pens
*noun · IPA /pɛnz/ · frequency rank #10,421*
plural of pen

### plans
*verb · IPA /plænz/ · frequency rank #1,055*
third-person singular simple present indicative of plan

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