# canal vs canary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### canal
*noun · IPA /kəˈnæl/ · frequency rank #4,924*
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

### canary
*noun · IPA /kəˈnɛəɹi/ · frequency rank #16,189*
A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.

## Source
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