# bur vs burgh

> 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.

### burgh
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌɹə/ · frequency rank #34,413*
a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).

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