# Nara vs NOAA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nara
*name · IPA /ˈnɑːɹə/ · frequency rank #34,607*
A prefecture of Japan.

### NOAA
*name · IPA /ˌɛn oʊ eɪ ˈeɪ/ · frequency rank #21,597*
Acronym of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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