# bulky vs burke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bulky
*adjective · IPA /ˈbʌlki/ · frequency rank #19,545*
Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.

### burke
*verb · IPA /bɜː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #8,645*
To murder by suffocation.

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