# Hornby vs hornet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hornby
*name · IPA /ˈhɔːnbiː/ · frequency rank #45,434*
A village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868).

### hornet
*noun · IPA /ˈhɔː.nɪt/ · frequency rank #23,863*
Any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

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