# bur vs Burch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bur
*noun · IPA /bɝ/ · frequency rank #39,230*
A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.

### Burch
*name · IPA /bɜːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #31,890*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bur-vs-burch