# potato vs potatoes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### potato
*noun · IPA /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #5,998*
A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

### potatoes
*noun · IPA /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/ · frequency rank #6,170*
plural of potato

## Source
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