# punk vs punks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### punk
*noun · IPA /ˈpʌŋk/ · frequency rank #5,159*
One who engages in sexual intercourse

### punks
*noun · IPA /pʌŋks/ · frequency rank #29,803*
plural of punk

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