praisesvspricesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“praises” and “prices” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,813
“praises” frequency rank
#1,403
“prices” frequency rank
16216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature praises prices
Definition plural of praise plural of price

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set praises and prices apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
praises
6 ch
prices

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. praises (/ˈpɹeɪzɪz/) and prices (/ˈpɹaɪsɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

praises is recorded at frequency rank #14,813, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹeɪzɪz/. prices is at rank #1,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹaɪsɪz/.

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 16216, this pair ranks #459,149 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of praises vs prices

Shared letters: eiprs. Private to "praises": a. Private to "prices": c.

"praises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "prices" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • praisesparises · ppraises · praiess · praisess · praisses · prasies · priases · prraises
  • pricespirces · pprices · prcies · pricces · pricess · pricse · priecs · prrices

Frequency comparison

praises#14,813
prices#1,403

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "praises" and "prices" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpɹeɪzɪz/ versus /ˈpɹaɪsɪz/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "praises" or "prices"?
"prices" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,403 in our English list, against #14,813 for "praises". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering praises vs prices

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “praises” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list