# purposely vs purposes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### purposely
*adverb · IPA /ˈpɝpəsli/ · frequency rank #16,316*
On purpose; intentionally.

### purposes
*noun · IPA /ˈpɝpəsɪz/ · frequency rank #2,962*
plural of purpose

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