# moat vs moth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### moat
*noun · IPA /məʊt/ · frequency rank #24,831*
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.

### moth
*noun · IPA /mɒθ/ · frequency rank #15,005*
Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

## Source
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