# proverb vs Proverbs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### proverb
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɒvɜːb/ · frequency rank #24,283*
A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.

### Proverbs
*name · frequency rank #20,192*
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

## Source
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