# statesman vs statesmen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### statesman
*noun · IPA /ˈsteɪtsmən/ · frequency rank #15,921*
A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

### statesmen
*noun · IPA /ˈsteɪtsmən/ · frequency rank #33,859*
plural of statesman

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