# Casper vs castor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Casper
*name · IPA /ˈkæspɚ/ · frequency rank #22,313*
A male given name from Old Persian, of occasional usage, variant of Caspar.

### castor
*noun · IPA /ˈkɑːs.tə/ · frequency rank #22,921*
A hat made from the fur of the beaver.

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