# moth vs mother

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### mother
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌð.ə/ · frequency rank #576*
A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).

## Source
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