# sprinkler vs sprinkles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sprinkler
*noun · IPA /ˈspɹiŋklɚ/ · frequency rank #27,294*
Anything that sprinkles.

### sprinkles
*noun · IPA /ˈspɹɪŋkl̩z/ · frequency rank #30,980*
plural of sprinkle

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