# pirates

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpaɪɹəts/ · frequency rank #7,262

## Definitions
1. plural of pirate

## Easily confused with
- **plates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pirates-vs-plates)
- **primates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pirates-vs-primates)
- **privates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pirates-vs-privates)
- **pirate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pirate-vs-pirates)
- **Pilate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pirates)
- **phrases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phrases-vs-pirates)
- **parades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parades-vs-pirates)
- **Pilates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilates-vs-pirates)
- **pirated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pirated-vs-pirates)

## Common misspellings (10)
`iprates`, `piartes`, `piraets`, `piratess`, `piratse`, `pirattes`, `pirrates`, `pirtaes`, `ppirates`, `priates`

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