# bacon vs bison

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bacon
*noun · IPA /ˈbeɪ.kən/ · frequency rank #5,573*
Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

### bison
*noun · IPA /ˈbaɪ̯sən/ · frequency rank #20,570*
A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

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