# philosopher vs philosophers

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### philosopher
*noun · IPA /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #10,906*
A lover of wisdom.

### philosophers
*noun · IPA /fəˈlɑsəfɚz/ · frequency rank #12,655*
plural of philosopher

## Source
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