# ocean vs oxen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ocean
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #2,049*
One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

### oxen
*noun · IPA /ˈɑksən/ · frequency rank #32,957*
plural of ox

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