# veteran vs veterans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### veteran
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/ · frequency rank #5,094*
A person with long experience of a particular activity.

### veterans
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹənz/ · frequency rank #4,056*
plural of veteran

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veteran-vs-veterans