# inch vs int

> 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.

### int
*verb · frequency rank #9,770*
To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inch-vs-int