# personal vs personnel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### personal
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/ · frequency rank #640*
Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

### personnel
*noun · IPA /pɝ.səˈnɛl/ · frequency rank #2,693*
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.

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