# ibis vs iris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ibis
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.bɪs/ · frequency rank #35,763*
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

### iris
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.ɹɪs/ · frequency rank #10,228*
A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

## Source
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