# reformed vs reforms

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reformed
*adjective · frequency rank #12,842*
Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Martin Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.

### reforms
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈfɔɹmz/ · frequency rank #6,513*
plural of reform

## Source
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