# persons

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɜː.sənz/ · frequency rank #3,443

## Definitions
1. plural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people

## Easily confused with
- **prisons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persons-vs-prisons)
- **Pierson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persons-vs-pierson)
- **person** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/person-vs-persons)
- **parson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parson-vs-persons)
- **Pearson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearson-vs-persons)
- **persona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persona-vs-persons)
- **Perkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perkins-vs-persons)
- **Parsons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parsons-vs-persons)
- **pardons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pardons-vs-persons)
- **Perseus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perseus-vs-persons)
- **personal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personal-vs-persons)
- **personals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personals-vs-persons)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eprsons`, `perosns`, `perrsons`, `persnos`, `personns`, `personss`, `persosn`, `perssons`, `pesrons`, `ppersons`, `presons`

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