# bur vs burn

> 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.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bur-vs-burn