# people's vs peoples

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### people's
*adjective · IPA /ˈpiːpəlz/ · frequency rank #2,121*
Considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

### peoples
*noun · IPA /ˈpiːpəlz/ · frequency rank #4,623*
plural of people (“a race, group or nationality”)

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