# histone vs history

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### histone
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪstəʊn/ · frequency rank #41,176*
Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.

### history
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #397*
The aggregate of past events.

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