# barf vs bury

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barf
*noun · IPA /bɑːf/ · frequency rank #39,696*
Vomit.

### bury
*verb · IPA /ˈbɛɹ.i/ · frequency rank #8,396*
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bury