# plague vs plane

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plague
*noun · IPA /pleɪɡ/ · frequency rank #8,468*
The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.

### plane
*adjective · IPA /pleɪn/ · frequency rank #1,958*
Of a surface: flat or level.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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