# nostra vs nostril

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nostra
*noun · frequency rank #47,799*
plural of nostrum

### nostril
*noun · IPA /ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/ · frequency rank #38,519*
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

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