# Hornby vs horny

> 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).

### horny
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɔːni/ · frequency rank #9,763*
Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.

## Source
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