# cedar vs char

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cedar
*noun · IPA /ˈsiː.də/ · frequency rank #10,178*
A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

### char
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃɑː/ · frequency rank #15,585*
To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

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