# loaf vs long

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### loaf
*noun · IPA /ləʊf/ · frequency rank #15,210*
A block of bread after baking.

### long
*adjective · IPA /lɒŋ/ · frequency rank #150*
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.

## Source
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