# cornice vs Cornish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cornice
*noun · IPA /ˈkɔːnɪs/ · frequency rank #45,295*
A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.

### Cornish
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/ · frequency rank #18,523*
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.

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