# religion vs religions

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### religion
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/ · frequency rank #1,877*
Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

### religions
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ənz/ · frequency rank #8,194*
plural of religion

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