# buck vs burr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### buck
*noun · IPA /bʌk/ · frequency rank #6,994*
A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.

### burr
*noun · IPA /bɝ/ · frequency rank #18,031*
A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.

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