# vocals vs vowels

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vocals
*noun · IPA /ˈvəʊkəlz/ · frequency rank #8,227*
plural of vocal

### vowels
*noun · IPA /ˈvaʊəlz/ · frequency rank #22,263*
plural of vowel

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