# caress vs cypress

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### caress
*noun · IPA /kəˈɹɛs/ · frequency rank #31,098*
An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.

### cypress
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ · frequency rank #20,896*
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

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