# Perseus vs persons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Perseus
*name · IPA /ˈpɝ.si.əs/ · frequency rank #39,954*
The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.

### persons
*noun · IPA /ˈpɜː.sənz/ · frequency rank #3,443*
plural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people

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