# pirated vs pirates

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pirated
*adjective · frequency rank #35,017*
Synonym of pirate.

### pirates
*noun · IPA /ˈpaɪɹəts/ · frequency rank #7,262*
plural of pirate

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