# Lucy vs lung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lucy
*name · IPA /ˈluːsi/ · frequency rank #6,374*
A female given name from Latin.

### lung
*noun · IPA /ˈlʌŋ/ · frequency rank #6,070*
A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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