# Carina vs corona

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Carina
*name · frequency rank #35,213*
A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

### corona
*noun · IPA /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ · frequency rank #16,671*
A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.

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