# ANC vs Ann

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ANC
*noun · frequency rank #15,950*
Initialism of absolute neutrophil count, a blood test measuring the number of neutrophil granulocytes.

### Ann
*name · IPA /æn/ · frequency rank #3,923*
A female given name from Hebrew.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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