# flint vs font

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flint
*noun · IPA /flɪnt/ · frequency rank #10,049*
A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.

### font
*noun · IPA /fɒnt/ · frequency rank #9,611*
A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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