# slaves vs stages

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slaves
*noun · IPA /sleɪvz/ · frequency rank #5,266*
plural of slave

### stages
*noun · IPA /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪz/ · frequency rank #3,455*
plural of stage

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