# ibis vs ISS

> 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.

### ISS
*name · frequency rank #16,055*
Initialism of International Space Station.

## Source
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