# catfish vs crayfish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### catfish
*noun · IPA /ˈkætfɪʃ/ · frequency rank #18,266*
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.

### crayfish
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹeɪˌfɪʃ/ · frequency rank #34,845*
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

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