# bile vs bird

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bile
*noun · IPA /baɪl/ · frequency rank #22,009*
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

### bird
*noun · IPA /bɜːd/ · frequency rank #2,329*
An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.

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