# collier vs coulter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### collier
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,799*
A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel).

### coulter
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊltə/ · frequency rank #24,127*
A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.

## Source
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