# eatery vs emery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### eatery
*noun · IPA /ˈiːtəɹi/ · frequency rank #37,900*
A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.

### emery
*noun · IPA /ˈɛməɹi/ · frequency rank #19,583*
An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

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