# burner vs burnet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### burner
*noun · IPA /ˈbɜːnə/ · frequency rank #14,080*
Someone or something that burns.

### burnet
*noun · IPA /ˈbɜːnɪt/ · frequency rank #44,662*
Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.

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