# prayers vs prays

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prayers
*noun · IPA /pɹɛɹz/ · frequency rank #5,900*
plural of prayer

### prays
*verb · IPA /pɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #25,538*
third-person singular simple present indicative of pray

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