# moa vs molar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### moa
*noun · IPA /ˈmɒʌ/ · frequency rank #29,747*
Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.

### molar
*noun · IPA /məʊlə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #29,384*
A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

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