PizzavspizzasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Pizza” and “pizzas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,691
“Pizza” frequency rank
#13,658
“pizzas” frequency rank
19349
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Pizza pizzas
Definition Pizza. Pluriel de pizza.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Pizza and pizzas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Pizza
6 ch
pizzas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Pizza (\ˈpɪ.t͡sa\) and pizzas (\pid.za\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Pizza” sits inside “pizzas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Pizza is recorded at frequency rank #5,691, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈpɪ.t͡sa\. pizzas is at rank #13,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pid.za\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 19349, this pair ranks #373,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Pizza vs pizzas

Shared letters: aipz. Private to "Pizza": -. Private to "pizzas": s.

"Pizza" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pizzas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Pizzaipzza · piza · pizaz · ppizza · pziza
  • pizzasipzzas · pizas · pizazs · pizzass · pizzsa · ppizzas · pzizas

Frequency comparison

Pizza#5,691
pizzas#13,658

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Pizza" and "pizzas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ˈpɪ.t͡sa\ versus \pid.za\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Pizza" or "pizzas"?
"Pizza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,691 in our French list, against #13,658 for "pizzas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Pizza vs pizzas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Pizza” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list