# inch vs Ind

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### inch
*noun · IPA /ɪnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #3,067*
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.

### Ind
*name · IPA /ɪnd/ · frequency rank #13,538*
India; the East.

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