# cardinal vs cardinals

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### cardinal
*adjective · IPA \kaʁ.di.nal\ · frequency rank #3,985*
Qui est principal, essentiel.

### cardinals
*adjective · IPA \kaɾ.ði.ˈnals\ · frequency rank #39,202*
Masculin pluriel de cardinal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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