# Khmer vs khyber

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Khmer
*name · IPA /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #23,582*
The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.

### khyber
*noun · IPA /ˈkaɪ.bə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #40,313*
Ellipsis of Khyber Pass (“the arse”).

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