# thousand vs thousands

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thousand
*num · IPA /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/ · frequency rank #2,320*
A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

### thousands
*noun · IPA /ˈθaʊzn̩dz/ · frequency rank #1,776*
plural of thousand

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