# plates vs platt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plates
*noun · IPA /pleɪts/ · frequency rank #4,972*
plural of plate

### platt
*noun · frequency rank #26,916*
Obsolete spelling of plat (“scheme, plan, design, map”).

## Source
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