# kamala vs koala

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kamala
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/ · frequency rank #29,705*
A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.

### koala
*noun · IPA /koʊˈɑː.lə/ · frequency rank #27,532*
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

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