# psalm vs Psalms

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### psalm
*noun · IPA /sɑːm/ · frequency rank #13,789*
A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.

### Psalms
*name · IPA /sɑːmz/ · frequency rank #19,177*
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

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