# picket vs pickles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### picket
*noun · IPA /ˈpɪkɪt/ · frequency rank #20,458*
A stake driven into the ground.

### pickles
*noun · IPA /ˈpɪkl̩z/ · frequency rank #15,473*
plural of pickle

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