# bill vs bird

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bill
*noun · IPA /bɪl/ · frequency rank #729*
A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

### 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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