# barrow vs borrow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barrow
*noun · IPA /ˈbæɹ.əʊ/ · frequency rank #17,548*
A mountain.

### borrow
*verb · IPA /ˈbɒɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #7,101*
To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

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