# anchor vs Angkor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### anchor
*noun · IPA /ˈæŋ.kə/ · frequency rank #6,862*
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

### Angkor
*name · frequency rank #42,521*
A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.

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