# ochre vs ogre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ochre
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊkə/ · frequency rank #42,303*
A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.

### ogre
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊ.ɡə/ · frequency rank #25,506*
A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.

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