Which to use
“prices” and “prizes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,403
- “prices” frequency rank
- #7,046
- “prizes” frequency rank
- 8449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prices | prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of price | plural of prize |
Where the eye mixes prices and prizes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prices and prizes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between prices and prizes
A purely visual mix-up. prices (/ˈpɹaɪsɪz/) and prizes (/ˈpɹaɪzɪz/) 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 a single letter - c in “prices” becomes z in “prizes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prices is recorded at frequency rank #1,403, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹaɪsɪz/. prizes is at rank #7,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹaɪzɪz/.
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 8449, this pair ranks #502,429 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prices vs prizes
Shared letters: eiprs. Private to "prices": c. Private to "prizes": z.
"prices" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prizes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prices" and "prizes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prices" or "prizes"?
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 "prices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prizes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #502,429 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prices" and "prizes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plies vs prizes". 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 #502,429 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.