# cement vs comet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cement
*noun · IPA /səˈmɛnt/ · frequency rank #7,775*
A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.

### comet
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒmɪt/ · frequency rank #12,208*
A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.

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