# canton vs cotton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### canton
*noun · IPA /ˈkæntən/ · frequency rank #13,879*
A division of a political unit.

### cotton
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒt.n̩/ · frequency rank #3,935*
fibrous substance

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