# cedar vs Cheddar

> 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.

### Cheddar
*name · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/ · frequency rank #19,785*
A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).

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