# Anne vs iron

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Anne
*name · IPA /æn/ · frequency rank #4,136*
A female given name from French.

### iron
*noun · IPA /æːn/ · frequency rank #1,866*
A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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