# summon vs summons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### summon
*verb · IPA /ˈsʌmən/ · frequency rank #14,031*
To call people together; to convene; to convoke.

### summons
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌ.mənz/ · frequency rank #15,712*
A call to do something, especially to come.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summon-vs-summons