# Burney vs burnt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Burney
*name · frequency rank #49,808*
A surname from Anglo-Norman.

### burnt
*verb · IPA /bɜːnt/ · frequency rank #6,765*
simple past and past participle of burn

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