# obscenity vs obscurity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### obscenity
*noun · frequency rank #32,947*
Something that is obscene.

### obscurity
*noun · IPA /əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/ · frequency rank #22,454*
Darkness; the absence of light.

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