# poems vs press

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poems
*noun · IPA /ˈpəʊ.ɪmz/ · frequency rank #5,996*
plural of poem

### press
*noun · IPA /pɹɛs/ · frequency rank #719*
An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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