# auburn vs autumn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### auburn
*noun · IPA /ˈɔ.bɚn/ · frequency rank #10,814*
A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.

### autumn
*noun · IPA /ˈɔːtəm/ · frequency rank #4,576*
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.

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