# youth vs youths

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### youth
*noun · IPA /juːθ/ · frequency rank #1,850*
The quality or state of being young.

### youths
*noun · IPA /juːðz/ · frequency rank #12,894*
plural of youth

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