# anchovy vs Anthony

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### anchovy
*noun · IPA /ˈæn.t͡ʃə.vi/ · frequency rank #48,057*
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

### Anthony
*name · IPA /ˈæntəni/ · frequency rank #3,541*
A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

## Source
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