# backwoods vs blackwood

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### backwoods
*noun · IPA /ˈbak.wʊdz/ · frequency rank #39,690*
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.

### blackwood
*noun · frequency rank #29,935*
Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.

## Source
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