# plains vs plying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plains
*noun · IPA /pleɪnz/ · frequency rank #8,469*
plural of plain

### plying
*verb · IPA /ˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #41,811*
present participle and gerund of ply

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