# orca vs Oreo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### orca
*noun · IPA /ˈoɹkə/ · frequency rank #31,683*
A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.

### Oreo
*noun · IPA /ˈɔɹioʊ/ · frequency rank #30,521*
A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling.

## Source
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