# pricks vs princes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pricks
*noun · IPA /pɹɪks/ · frequency rank #27,975*
plural of prick

### princes
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɪnsɪz/ · frequency rank #11,443*
plural of prince

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