# Muscat vs muscle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Muscat
*name · IPA /ˈmʌskæt/ · frequency rank #30,891*
The capital city of Oman.

### muscle
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌs.əl/ · frequency rank #3,379*
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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