# bureau vs burlap

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bureau
*noun · IPA /ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #3,546*
An administrative unit of government; office.

### burlap
*noun · IPA /ˈbɝlæp/ · frequency rank #42,041*
A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

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