# prick vs prince

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prick
*noun · IPA /pɹɪk/ · frequency rank #13,043*
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

### prince
*noun · IPA /pɹɪns/ · frequency rank #1,960*
A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prick-vs-prince