# plea vs ploy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plea
*noun · IPA /pliː/ · frequency rank #7,725*
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

### 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.
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