# pliers

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplaɪ.ə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #32,971

## Definitions
1. A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

## Etymology
From ply (“to bend”) + -er + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **plies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pliers-vs-plies)
- **Powers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pliers-vs-powers)
- **pier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pier-vs-pliers)
- **pies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pies-vs-pliers)
- **pers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pers-vs-pliers)
- **pairs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pairs-vs-pliers)
- **peers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peers-vs-pliers)
- **Piers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piers-vs-pliers)
- **pleas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pleas-vs-pliers)
- **plebs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plebs-vs-pliers)
- **plied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plied-vs-pliers)
- **papers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papers-vs-pliers)
- **players** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/players-vs-pliers)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lpiers`, `pilers`, `pleirs`, `plierrs`, `plierss`, `pliesr`, `plires`, `plliers`, `ppliers`

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