# frieze vs froze

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### frieze
*noun · IPA /ˈfɹiːz/ · frequency rank #37,464*
A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

### froze
*verb · IPA /ˈfɹəʊz/ · frequency rank #16,716*
simple past of freeze

## Source
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