# egress vs empress

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### egress
*noun · IPA /ˈiːɡɹɛs/ · frequency rank #43,132*
An exit or way out.

### empress
*noun · IPA /ˈɛmpɹəs/ · frequency rank #16,013*
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

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