# prairie vs Prairies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prairie
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #11,270*
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

### Prairies
*name · IPA /ˈpɹɛəɹiz/ · frequency rank #35,027*
The Great Plains of North America.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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