# pansy vs pinky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pansy
*noun · IPA /ˈpæn.zi/ · frequency rank #38,542*
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

### pinky
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɪŋki/ · frequency rank #17,444*
Pinkish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pansy-vs-pinky