# pales vs papers

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pales
*noun · IPA \pal\ · frequency rank #35,628*
Pluriel de pale.

### papers
*noun · IPA \ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)z\ · frequency rank #24,318*
Pluriel de paper.

## Source
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