# plateau vs plateaus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plateau
*noun · IPA /ˈplætəʊ/ · frequency rank #12,830*
A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

### plateaus
*noun · IPA /plæˈtoʊ(z)/ · frequency rank #43,849*
plural of plateau

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