Which to use
“pleas” is a noun and “please” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,810
- “pleas” frequency rank
- #208
- “please” frequency rank
- 15018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pleas | please |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of plea | To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to. |
Same sound, different letters: pleas vs please
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - pleas and please
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: pleas and please carry the same recorded pronunciation, /pliːz/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “pleas” sits inside “please”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pleas is recorded at frequency rank #14,810, classified as anoun, pronounced /pliːz/. please is at rank #208, tagged as averb, pronounced /pliːz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15018, this pair ranks #466,553 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pleas vs please
Shared letters: aelps. Private to "pleas": -. Private to "please": -.
"pleas" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "please" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pleas" and "please" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pleas" or "please"?
Useful next steps
"pleas" and "please" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "pleas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "please" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #466,553 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pleas" and "please" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecs vs pleas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #466,553 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.