# bourne vs burn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bourne
*noun · IPA /bɔːn/ · frequency rank #18,255*
A boundary; a limit.

### burn
*noun · IPA /bɜːn/ · frequency rank #2,821*
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.

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