# sunflower vs sunflowers

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sunflower
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə/ · frequency rank #18,198*
Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.

### sunflowers
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌnˌflaʊ.ɚz/ · frequency rank #36,358*
plural of sunflower

## Source
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