# hardwood vs Haywood

> 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.

### Haywood
*name · IPA /ˈheɪwʊd/ · frequency rank #37,483*
A placename:

## Source
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