# prisoner vs prisons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prisoner
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɪzənə/ · frequency rank #5,155*
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

### prisons
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɪzənz/ · frequency rank #9,232*
plural of prison

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