# recollection vs recollections

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### recollection
*noun · IPA /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ · frequency rank #20,202*
The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

### recollections
*noun · IPA /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃənz/ · frequency rank #27,617*
plural of recollection

## Source
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