# scholar vs Scholes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scholar
*noun · IPA /ˈskɒlə/ · frequency rank #7,606*
A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.

### Scholes
*name · frequency rank #29,076*
A number of places in England:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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