# priestly vs priests

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### priestly
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɹiːstli/ · frequency rank #32,131*
Of or relating to priests.

### priests
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹiːsts/ · frequency rank #7,044*
plural of priest

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priestly-vs-priests