# plays vs ploy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plays
*noun · IPA /pleɪz/ · frequency rank #1,533*
plural of play

### ploy
*noun · IPA /plɔɪ/ · frequency rank #21,898*
A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

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