# hardwood vs Harwood

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hardwood
*noun · IPA /ˈhɑɹdˌwʊd/ · frequency rank #18,574*
The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

### Harwood
*name · IPA /ˈhɑː(ɹ)wʊd/ · frequency rank #34,514*
A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY828093).

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