# berg vs born

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### berg
*noun · IPA /bɜːɡ/ · frequency rank #19,025*
An iceberg.

### born
*verb · IPA /bɔːn/ · frequency rank #843*
past participle of bear; given birth to.

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