# born vs burns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### burns
*verb · IPA /bɜːnz/ · frequency rank #4,742*
third-person singular simple present indicative of burn

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