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 eye mixes praises and prices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. praises runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against prices's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between praises and prices
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "praises" and "prices" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "praises" or "prices"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "praises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #459,149 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "praises" and "prices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Prairies vs praises". 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 #459,149 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.