Which to use
“Scripture” and “Scriptures” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,126
- “Scripture” frequency rank
- #14,209
- “Scriptures” frequency rank
- 24335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Scripture | Scriptures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy. | plural of Scripture |
Letter map: Scripture vs Scriptures
Shared letters muted; letters that set Scripture and Scriptures apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Scripture vs Scriptures
Scripture and Scriptures are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Scripture” sits inside “Scriptures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Scripture is recorded at frequency rank #10,126, classified as anoun. Scriptures is at rank #14,209, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24335, this pair ranks #402,736 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Scripture vs Scriptures
Shared letters: ceiprstu. Private to "Scripture": -. Private to "Scriptures": -.
"Scripture" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCV · "Scriptures" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Scripture ← csripture · sccripture · scirpture · scrippture · scriptrue · scriptture · scriptuer · scripturre
- Scriptures ← csriptures · sccriptures · scirptures · scripptures · scriptrues · scripttures · scriptuers · scripturess
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "Scripture" vs "Scriptures" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Scripture" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Scriptures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,736 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Scripture" and "Scriptures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scriptural vs Scriptures". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #402,736 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.