# peoples vs poles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### poles
*noun · IPA /pəʊlz/ · frequency rank #8,591*
plural of pole

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